The Explorer reports that David Andrews, Oro Valley Town Manager is suggesting an interview process to find the best candidate to fill the now vacant position of Planning Director.
At the moment, Assistant Planning Director Paul Popelka is working as the interim department head since Sarah More's departure.
Whether Paul, or another planner gets promoted, or whether the town finds a better candidate outside the town is one issue. We believe the "more" important issue is to get a candidate that will look out for the best interests of the residents----not just the development community.
That means being a little more judicious in giving approvals for those requests that do not meet our codes. In the recent past, "More" was less!
Read The Explorer article here.
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2009/09/02/news/doc4a9da9ea763855975
