St. Joseph taps Nathan Pare as new planning and community development director
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- City officials announced Tuesday that they have hired their next director of planning and community development.
During a public work session on Tuesday, City Manager Mike Schumacher introduced Nathan Pare as the City's next director, taking over for former director Clint Thompson. Pare comes to St. Joseph after working in Kansas City government for the last 29 years, most recently as a Division Manager with the city.
"Nathan has a strong background in code enforcement," Schumacher said during the meeting.
Schumacher said Pare will be a strong asset for the city in a number of areas, particularly code enforcement, a top priority the city is working to improve following the results of a community survey, which was launched this spring.
Approximately 50% of survey respondents said they were dissatisfied with the city's code enforcement.
