Press release from the City of Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The City of Gainesville has hired Ralph Hilliard as its development services advocate, a position designed to assist residents, small business owners, and developers with permitting, planning, and zoning processes. He began in the new role on Feb. 16.
Hilliard returns to the City after serving most recently as a planning manager in the Department of Sustainable Development from 1996 to 2017. Starting as an intern in the mid-’80s, he assumed progressively responsible roles, including comprehensive planning chief…