October 25, 1978

This is the date that I first started full time in the Planning Department, 35 years ago. I did work in summer temporary jobs in 1976 and 77 but this is the first day of permanent work with the city. I started as a planning assistant under Dave Morris and Terry Loat and worked with people like Dianne Nash, Tandy McGibbon, Leslie ? and Dennis Nowicki on the 7 th floor of City Hall, ( the 1953 version). Paul Scott started about the same time as I did. I worked for two planners, Bob Marshall and Kathy Cantle who later married Terry Loat and then divorced him. Willard worked with Mike Chan and Wes Candler on the 6 th floor at the zoning office. More on my history with Planning to follow.