December 17th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Cumberland has changing needs in its community development and historic preservation staffing. With the departure at the end of the month of Historic Preservation Officer Ruth Davis-Rogers, the city is now looking at a new Historic Preservation/City Planner position. Administrator Jeff Silka described the new position…

   

“We need a planner. We need somebody with planning experience, comprehensive planning experience, site review, plan review. We need somebody with those expertise. What I’ve done is I’ve blended the job description to make it a Historic/City Planner to go out and get somebody who has those skills.”