James Freas
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James Freas is the Deputy City Manager for Operations City of Charlottesville. Freas came to the city in 2021 to work as director of the Charlottesville Department of Neighborhood Development Services. He became the sole deputy city manager as part of an administration reshuffle that took effect on October 1, 2025. [1]
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Biography
Before coming to Charlottesville, Freas served as director of Community and Economic Development in the town of Natick in Massachusetts, a position he had held since November 2019. Before that, he worked in land use positions in Newton, Massachusetts. He also served four years as a city planner in Hampton from 2005 to 2009. [2] [3]
References
- ↑ Web. Sanders announces restructuring of city leadership, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Town Crier Productions, October 3, 2025, retrieved October 19, 2025.
- ↑ Web. Freas hired to run Charlottesville planning department, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Town Crier Productions, Charlottesville, Virginia, August 4, 2021, retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville appoints James Freas as Director of Neighborhood Development Services, Press Release, City of Charlottesville, August 4, 2021, retrieved August 9, 2021.