News Release:
Greg Byrne Named Community Development Director
Greg L. Byrne has accepted the position of Community Development Director for the City of Albany, City Manager Wes Hare announced today.
Byrne, 60, currently works as Community Development Director in Bainbridge Island, Washington, where he supervises long-range and current planning, code enforcement, building, and the harbormaster. He came to Bainbridge Island from the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, where he served as Community Planning and Environmental Services Director for more than 15 years, supervising four city departments.
He spent more than three years with Reynolds Metals Development Company, in Tucson, Arizona, as manager of a branch office of a national real estate development company, responsible for acquisition, land planning, design, and construction management.
Byrne worked for the City of Eugene in the mid-1980s as Downtown Development Manager.
He holds a degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Oregon and in political science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Byrne plans to start work in Albany on June 1, 2008. He replaces Helen Burns Sharp, who retired in September 2007.
“I'm looking forward to working in Oregon again, where my planning roots are,” Byrne said. “The City of Albany has a talented and dedicated staff, and I'll be pleased to be a part of that team. I'm particularly impressed by Wes Hare and the integrity he brings to the position.”
“I believe our patience was rewarded, and that we’ve found an outstanding professional to fill this very important position,” Hare said.
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