CITY OF HEATH NAMES KEVIN LASHER, AICP, AS CITY MANAGER
The Heath City Council named Kevin Lasher, AICP, as City Manager at the January 23 meeting with his new role effective immediately.
Lasher joined the City of Heath in 2017 as Director of Planning and was promoted to Assistant City Manager in 2018. During his seven-year tenure, Lasher has managed and directed the City’s Planning Division, Building Inspections Division, Code Enforcement Division, Information Technology Division, Parks and Recreation, Engineering consultant, and Bond Counsel consultant.
Lasher has spearheaded numerous projects that support a measured growth pattern within Heath’s semi-rural context including coordinating the City’s zoning code rewrite based upon the goals prescribed in the 2018 Comprehensive Plan; the Towne Center Master Plan development; the Towne Center Park Renovation Plan development; and the design of the new green space at the Tom Thumb retail center.
Past municipal and private sector experience includes working in other Texas cities of various sizes such as Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Burleson and Midlothian, where his contributions supported sustainable growth across all community sectors and profiles.
“It’s an honor to be selected as Heath’s new City Manager,” said Lasher. “I’m excited about the opportunity to work in a collaborative manner with the Mayor and Council as we tackle some critical issues involving the City’s water resources and infrastructure to ensure Heath’s future as a premier community.”
Lasher’s primary goals include hiring a Public Works Director who will spearhead a realignment of priorities that support an efficient maintenance of the community’s infrastructure assets, and ensuring the long-range sustainability of the city’s water supply.
“Our citizens are the beneficiary of these collaborative successes when staff and Council are in lock-step agreement with addressing community needs and desires,” said Lasher, who has maintained his certification as a city planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) since 1992.
Lasher earned both a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Lasher and his wife of 32 years are in the process of relocating to Heath and look forward to becoming more involved in the community as citizens themselves.
“Heath is fortunate to have an experienced resource and leader in Kevin,” said Mayor Kelson Elam. “His primary focus on the needs of the citizens has been evident every day for the past seven years. We look forward to future accomplishments with Kevin at the helm”
You can reach Lasher at 972-771-6228 or klasher@heathtx.com.
