Q&A with Kevin Vonck, Richmond’s acting planning department director
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Kevin Vonck was on the City of Richmond’s payroll just five months when he was put in charge of its department of planning and development review.
The assignment followed the abrupt departure in January of previous director Mark Olinger, who had led the department for nearly a decade.
Today, Vonck has nearly five months under his belt in his role as acting director, overseeing a department of more than 100 employees that includes the city’s building inspections and permitting bureau, land use and zoning administration, and property maintenance and preservation divisions.