Dillon Hires New Town Planner

Bev Kaiser, was recently hired to fill the Dillon’s town planner vacancy. She will begin work on March 16.

“It’s a beautiful community, and I’m quite familiar with it,” Kaiser said of Dillon.

Kaiser has been town planner in Buena Vista, Colorado since 2007.

“We advertised for the position and received between 80 and 90 applications,” said Devin Granbery, Dillon’s town manager.

“We then did interviews with the top three or four.

”Kaiser, who used to be a Breckenridge resident, worked with Granbery when they both were employed by the Town of Silverton.“Beverly stood out,” Granbery said.

“She’s very well qualified for the position. ... She’s going to help move our planning efforts forward.”Kaiser has both mountain town and Front Range experience. She’s worked in Silverton, the upper Arkansas Valley, Durango, Reno, Westminster and she’s taught planning at the college level.