No lack of applicants for RDA job
A job posting for a lakefront development coordinator’s job at the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority has drawn 223 applicants from across the nation, according to RDA Executive Director Bill Hanna.
“I have heard the economy is not all we would want it to be,” he told the RDA board Tuesday in explaining the voluminous response to the RDA’s job posting. It was first advertised in local newspapers a month ago.
The RDA has now whittled the list of 223 down to eight applicants, all of whom have been interviewed by phone, Hanna said. Those eight will be cut to a group of finalists who will be brought to the RDA for in-person interviews, Hanna said.
The new hire will have the title of Marquette Implementation Coordinator. The job is named for the Marquette Greenway Plan, which is U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky’s ambitious plan for opening up the Lake Michigan shoreline to public use.
The person hired will be in charge of coordinating the RDA’s lakefront development with other agencies and local governments. The job will pay $60,000 to $80,000 per year.
The Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission and Lake Michigan Coastal Program of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources also are taking part in the selection process.
