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<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: City of Evanston <epalmer@cityofevanston.org><BR>Subject: Press Release: Walker Appointed Evanston Director of Community Development<BR>To: "Mary Wisniewski" <jowiz@sbcglobal.net><BR>Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 11:52 AM<BR><BR>
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<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma, Trebuchet MS', Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px" id=p29>Contact: Eric Palmer <BR id=br30>Phone: 847/448-8085</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR>
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<P style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000 1px; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px; BORDER-TOP: #000 1px; BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px" id=p75><SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000 1px; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px; LINE-HEIGHT: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: georgia, arial; COLOR: #c44c51; FONT-SIZE: 20px; BORDER-TOP: #000 1px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px" id=span39>Walker Appointed Evanston Director of Community Development </SPAN></DIV>
<P style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000 1px; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px; BORDER-TOP: #000 1px; BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px" id=p40><FONT id=FONT41 face=Arial><STRONG id=STRONG42>EVANSTON, IL –</STRONG> Evanston City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz has announced the appointment of Lehman O. Walker as Director of Community Development. Mr. Walker will begin his duties on December 7, 2009. </FONT></DIV>
<P id=P43><FONT id=FONT44 face=Arial>Walker brings to the position over thirty years of municipal community development experience both in the United States and Canada. Walker<IMG id=IMG45 border=1 hspace=2 alt="" vspace=2 align=right src="http://www.cityofevanston.org/images/enews/walker.jpg" width=140 height=196> is currently Director of Community Development for the City of University City, Missouri where he has held that position since 1998. Prior to his service there, Walker served for six years as General Manager of Planning and Development for the City of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and four years as Director of Planning and Community Services for the City of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. </FONT></DIV>
<P id=P45><FONT id=FONT46 face=Arial>Walker received a Bachelors degree in Social Science and Masters Degree in City and Regional Planning from California State University, Fresno. Additionally, Walker holds a second Masters Degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in Public Administration and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).</FONT></DIV>
<P id=P47><FONT id=FONT48 face=Arial>“Mr. Walker brings to Evanston a wealth of community development and economic development experience,” explained Wally Bobkiewicz, Evanston City Manager. “His last eleven years in working for University City has exposed him to many of the same challenges faced by Evanston. University City is similarly a diverse community with a large college student/faculty presence due to its proximity to Washington University in St. Louis.” </FONT></DIV>
<P id=P49><FONT id=FONT50 face=Arial>“I look forward to Mr. Walker assisting Evanston in moving forward in the critical areas of economic development, community planning, affordable housing and code enforcement,” added Bobkiewicz. </FONT></DIV>
<P id=P51><FONT id=FONT52 face=Arial>The City of Evanston's Community Development Department provides overall program administration and coordination for housing, planning, zoning, economic development, property standards, building permits and construction activities.</FONT></DIV>
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