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Community services director outlines consolidated department priorities, fee review and redevelopment work
Summary
Director Lindsey Kimball presented the Community Services department budget and staffing priorities March 24, describing consolidation outcomes, a planned fee study, ongoing downtown redevelopment work and programs to support small businesses, housing and sustainability.
Lindsey Kimball, director of the newly consolidated Community Services department, presented the department’s 2025 budget, staffing structure and priorities at the March 24 study session, including an emphasis on redevelopment, fee updates and public‑facing business support.
Kimball described the department as five divisions — economic development, planning, building, community preservation, and real estate/sustainability — that together deliver core services including land use, building safety, rental‑housing inspections, economic development and sustainability programs. She said the department has largely held authorized full‑time equivalent counts steady through internal reclassifications and repurposing rather than adding new positions.
Highlights and priorities: - Fee study and…
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