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Planning director outlines reorganization to align staff with Thrive goals and climate, transportation priorities
Summary
Jason Sartore told the Council committee his department reorganized into functional divisions and three geographic planning teams to prioritize climate, transportation safety and placemaking; staff said early feedback is positive but full benefits may take 6–12 months.
Jason Sartore, the county Planning Director, described a multi‑month reorganization of Montgomery Planning that splits functions into new divisions and adjusts geographic teams to prioritize corridor planning, environmental resilience and design.
Sartore told the Planning, Housing and Parks Committee that the restructuring resulted from a yearlong strategic plan process that identified 149 actions and five priorities; staff reorganized by function and then assigned people to divisions to increase consistency, reduce duplication and strengthen subject‑matter leadership.
Why it matters: the department manages master plans, development reviews and environmental compliance for the county. Council members said a clearer organizational structure should improve interagency coordination, speed decision points for applicants, and make it easier for residents to find the right staff contact.
Sartore said the department created four new functional divisions'Design,…
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