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Nancy Welch

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Economic Development Director Inherits Big Staff, Weighty Responsibilities

With ouster of Nancy Welch, Paulette Enders adds Community Development functions to Economic Development role.

For more than a year since her hiring, Tosa Economic Development Director Paulette Enders has run a department of one — herself. Earlier this year, with strong backing of City Administrator Jim Archambo, she asked the Common Council for one staff member, a business specialist, to assist her. The council tabled the request, citing economic restraints. Suddenly, Enders has a staff of 12. With the negotiated layoff Friday of former Community Development Director Nancy Welch, Enders has inherited most of the duties of that department, and she is likely to keep them. An interim plan to cover Welch's absence puts all of the functions of Community Development under Enders' watch for at least two months. Archambo also presented the Employee …

Monday, November 7, 2011

Welch Is Out as Wauwatosa's Community Development Director

Nobody is talking about why she was terminated; public works and economic development departments will take over interim responsibilities.

After 10 years on the job, Wauwatosa Community Development Director Nancy Welch has been removed from her city post. An e-mail from City Administrator Jim Archambo that was sent to city aldermen Friday afternoon said Welch had been permanently laid off "in anticipation of restructuring the position." Welch's department includes the divisions of planning and zoning and of building and safety. She had also been responsible for physical plant maintenance. In the interim, Archambo said, building maintenance was being assigned to Public Works Director Bill Porter, while planning and building inspections will be the responsibility of Economic Development Director Paulette Enders. Archambo told council members that Welch had received a …

Lowell Marks

2:24 pm on Sunday, December 25, 2011

I lived off of Burleigh for well over 30 years. When driving East on Burleigh from the express way, I have been asked by a guest, if I made a wrong turn, are we in Detroit.   more ›

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