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A familiar face is taking the reins of Louisa County’s Community Development Department.
The board of supervisors on Monday voted unanimously to appoint Linda Buckler as the county’s new community development director and zoning administrator.
Buckler, a 34-year veteran of the department, brings a wealth of experience to the job. She was first hired in 1990 as an administrative assistant and worked her way up the ranks to most recently serve as the department’s deputy director.
In her new role, Buckler will oversee an 18-member department, which includes the county’s planning and zoning staff as well as its building inspection and code enforcement division. She will lead the department’s preparation of long-range planning studies involving county infrastructure, affordable housing, land use and related policies including an upcoming review of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. In addition, she’ll oversee the department’s day-to-day activities related to land use permits, inspections and code enforcement.
“Ms. Buckler has served as a tremendous county resource for three and a half decades. Her advancement to this position is well-deserved, and we look forward to hearing her analyses and recommendations in this new capacity,” Louisa County Board of Supervisors Chair Duane Adams said in a statement.
Buckler is the third person to helm the Community Development Department in the last five years. She replaces former director Josh Gillespie, who served for two years. Gillespie left in late April to take a job as deputy county administrator in Goochland.
