Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. recently appointed James Errickson to the newly created position of executive director of planning and development. He will oversee the newly renamed Office of Planning and Development, relocated from the third floor to the second floor in City Hall. Marzie Galazka, who had been the city’s community development director, will serve as assistant director. Errickson came to Everett from Lowell, where he served as urban renewal project manager. A major focus of his work was managing the Hamilton Canal District project, a $700 million public-private effort to revitalize 15 acres in Lowell. - John Laidler