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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

James Riker Named Duluth Planning Director

Riker is coming to Duluth from the City of Flowery Branch where he has served as planning and community development manager for eight years.

James Riker, the manager of planning and community development for the City of Flowery Branch in nearby Hall County, was named Duluth’s new director of planning and development at Monday night’s Duluth City Council meeting. “I am proud and excited to announce the hiring of the city’s new Planning Director James Riker,” City Manager Tim Shearer reported to the council at its Jan. 14 meeting. Riker has served for the past eight years in the Flowery Branch position. Prior to that he held positions of increasing responsibility as a planner with the City of Pico Rivera, CA, Shearer said. Pico Rivera is located in the Los Angeles area. He has a master’s degree in Planning, Urban Planning and Development from the University of Southern California…

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Duluth Planning Director Leaving

Glenn Coyne accepts job as Cuyahoga County Planning Commission executive director in his native Ohio.

Duluth Planning Director Glenn Coyne has accepted a position as executive director of the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission in his native Ohio. His last day as Duluth planning director Friday, Nov. 16, will be observed as Glenn Coyne Day, according to a proclamation expressing appreciation for his service read by Mayor Nancy Harris at the Monday (Nov. 12) Duluth City Council meeting. Coyne was presented a framed copy of the proclamation. The mayor recognized Coyne for his leadership roles in facilitating the installation of a traffic light at Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Chattahoochee Drive, overseeing improvements to Davenport Road, which led to the city’s receiving a Golden Shoe Award for walkability, and other city initiatives …

DavidE

2:23 pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Strange there was no mention of the Roundabout and McClure Bridge Rd projects. Coincidence, I think not. These were the largest projects he was "responsible" for... I hope the City looks within the City limits for his replacement, we need local directors of every department.   more ›

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