Olson Brings Experience To Manage Post; Country club entrance PhotoDATE:
CUNNINGHAM SCRAPBOOK
1955-1959
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M_ anager Post
Council -Manager,
Government,Form
Adopted, In Village:
'N,"iorth Palm Beach tivas Tricor -1
porated and. granted a charter by
the state legislature on August 13,
1956, The charter provides for a
five -man council and -a village man-
ager 'to head up -the administra-
COIF NTRY CLUB ENTRANCE—Typical of the care and. attention to de'Ail lavished. on all fea-
tures of the Village of North Palm Beach is this white brick plantier ai-a wall at the entrance,
to North Palm Rath Country Club. The completely -redecorated clubhoiw, the carefully land�
scaped and well -tended lawns., and the lush fairways and greeims make t.11 -s country club one of.
,the finest in the entire area. The clubhouse ser -.res as one of the focal mints for North Palm
Beach Social activity.,, Another will be the . .00A - VW #,Iq
the Marina, soon be mstrmet,,'
tramect ana-experiencect in munici-
pal government. Albin R. Olson
was appointed village manager and
the council-manager form of gov-,
rnment was functioning laying
the ground work for the develop_
Ornent of the model corn'munity be -1
fore the first resident arrived lash;
&December.
0
son Came to North Palm
Betili.from Port Everglades;
-% here he was assistant manager.!
Previously he had worked in thel
office of the city manager of Pen-!
sacola and was assistant to thei'
city manager at, Daytona Beach,,!
Florida. He was graduated from
Florida State University and has a
masters degree from the School of
Public Adn-.dnistration at that Ufni-
mrsity.
During the war Olson spent 36
-months with the Marine Corps in
the south. Pacific. Ile was also with
the Marine Corps in. Korea where
he held the rank of major,,