Wildomar’s city manager to retire
WILDOMAR – Gary Nordquist, Wildomar’s longtime city manager, will retire from Wildomar – and city government entirely – Monday, Jan. 31.Nordquist has been with Wildomar since 2009 as the assistant city manager, finance director, treasurer, human resources director and risk manager. He was appointed as the city manager Jan. 1, 2013.The past 13 years were full of challenges for Wildomar and Nordquist. In 2011, he was able to keep the city afloat when the motor vehicle license fees were taken away by the state and assisted in helping the city get new funding; he was eventually successful in getting the VLF funding restored back to the city in 2018.“Gary has been an integral part of Wildomar’s growth and ultimate success,” Mayor Ben J. Benoit said. “The future of Wi