MASON — City Council recently hired the former aquatics supervisor in Vandalia, Ohio, to manage the community center under construction. Tonight, council members are expected to expand the center's staff by approving eight more positions.

        Corey Follick, who most recently worked for Vandalia, a suburb of Dayton, will earn $46,000 a year as manager of the center opening in January 2003. He played a key role in the planning, opening and opera tion of the new community recreation center in Vandalia, where he has programming and management experience, Mason officials say.

        “Bringing a community center manager on board paves the way for us to hire the other positions that'll be necessary to offer a full range of programs to the community,” Assistant City Manager Eric Hansen said. “So far, most of the progress has been on the planning and construction side. We're looking forward now to making progress on the programming for the center.”

        The community center is estimated to cost more than $20 million.

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