Mayor Brandon Scott on Wednesday announced changes involving top-level city positions that affect Baltimore’s urban landscape and its redevelopment.
The mayor said he intends to nominate Renata “Ren” Southard to be the city’s next Planning Director. If confirmed by the City Council as expected, she will be the first female Planning Director in Baltimore’s history.
Southard will replace current Planning Director Timothy Keane, whom Scott plans to nominate to be the city’s next Commissioner of Housing and Community Development.
Keane will replace current housing commissioner Alice Kennedy, who will become Executive Director of Community Affairs and Engagement in the Mayor’s Office, a new position…