Positioning Your Neighborhood For Success (Middle Neighborhoods)

Lori Schwarz, Director of Neighborhood Services for the City of Plano, Texas Lori Feild Schwarz, AICP is the Director of Neighborhood Services for the City of Plano, Texas, which includes the BEST Neighborhoods, Community Services and Property Standards Divisions. The Plano Neighborhood Services’ team administers nationally recognized programs such as … Read More

Lori Schwarz, Director of Neighborhood Services for the City of Plano, Texas Lori Feild Schwarz, AICP is the Director of Neighborhood Services for the City of Plano, Texas, which includes the BEST Neighborhoods, Community Services and Property Standards Divisions. The Plano Neighborhood Services’ team administers nationally recognized programs such as Love Where You Live and the Great Update Rebate. In 2019, the department was also named the 2019 Code Enforcement Department of the year by the American Association of Code Enforcement. Ms. Schwarz has also served as co-chair of the national steering committee for Middle Neighborhoods for the last two years. Ms. Schwarz previously held the position of Plano’s Comprehensive Planning Manager and was the project manager for the development of the Plano Tomorrow plan. Prior to moving to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2013, she served the City of Galveston for twelve years in multiple roles, including Interim Director of Planning and Community Development. Ms. Schwarz holds a master's degree in Historic Preservation from the University of Georgia and received the Graduate Certificate in Local Government Management from the University of Texas at Dallas. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and a Texas Registered Code Enforcement Officer. Read Less