By Patricia A. Scheyer
NKyTribune reporter
Linda Chapman is about to close a chapter on her life as Finance Director in the city of Florence, a position she has held for the last 21 years.
She finished her last week, and though she is a little sad about leaving, a part of her is looking forward to the freedom that comes with not having to report to work at a certain time of the morning.
“This is the first time in years that I haven’t had to plan anything,” she said, looking over her desk full of papers, and computers with three screens. “From January to August things are really busy with taxes and the budget, then we have the property taxes in October, so I always took my vacation in November or December. I felt like this was the best time to retire, too.”
Chapman is from the west side of Cincinnati and she said the roots are strong there — “you never leave the west…
