Fayetteville

planning director Jahnee Prince has taken a new

position with Cooper Carry, the architecture and

municipal planning firm that developed plans for

Fayetteville's McElwaney property earlier this

year.

Prince

will stay on at the city until Aug. 12 and begin

her new duties as a project manager for the firm

Aug. 30.

"I'm

excited," Prince said this week. "I'm

very happy and a little bit nervous."

native of Dayton, Ohio, Prince has worked with

the city three years. Before that, she worked as

a senior planner with the Atlanta Regional

Commission, and as a planner for the cities of

St. Charles, Mo., and Mainland, Fla.

She

holds a masters degree in city and regional

planning from Ohio State University.

Cooper

Carry has offices in New York, Washington, D.C.

and Atlanta, and has recently expanded its

architectural services to include city planning

consultations.

"This

is just a tremendous loss for us," said city

manager Mike Bryant. Prince is "a very

dedicated and hard-working professional. She has

made a decision to try her wings in private

enterprise, and I can understand that," he

added.

"They're

getting a good professional, and she's welcome

back anytime," he added.

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