Natick Director of Community & Economic Development Leaving

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NATICK – The town of Natick’s Director of Community & Economic Development is leaving for a job as the Charlottesville Director of Neighborhood Development Services.

James Freas has been the Natick Director of the Department of Community & Economic since November 2019.

Prior to that he worked for the City of Newton from 2012-2019 as the Chief Planner for Long Range Planning; and Acting Director and then Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Development.

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“I am excited to be returning to Virginia and eager to get started with the City,” said Freas in a press release “There are a number of important conversations happening right now around development and zoning and I look forward to engaging with the community.”

The Director of Neighborhood Development will oversee a portfolio that includes the City’s Planning and Zoning departments. He starts with the City of Charlottesville on September 13.

The Town of Natick has begun advertising for the position.

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