The Platteville Common Council on Wednesday announced the selection of four finalists for the position of city manager. The candidates are Richard Downey, administrator of the Village of Kronenwetter, Wis.; Clinton Langreck, Green County, Wis., human resources director; Adam Ruechel, administrator of the Village of Marshall, Wis.; and Patrick Vander Sanden, administrator of the City of Columbus, Wis. The candidates will visit Platteville on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 9 and 10, for interviews. The previous city manager was Karen Kurt, who accepted a position of executive director of the East Central Iowa Council of Governments in Cedar Rapids in August.
