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10 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />Diane Beecham <br />Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Name: <br />Name Called: <br />Home Address: <br />Phone: (Day) <br />Phone: (Evening) <br />Fax: <br />Email: <br />Place of Employment: <br />Job Title: <br />Year of OC Residence: <br />Township of Residence: <br />Zone of Residence: <br />Sex: <br />Ethnic Background: <br />Date of Birth: <br />Ms. Diane Beecham <br />218 Turtleback Crossing Drive <br />Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br />919-918-4075 <br />same <br />ddbeecham@gmail.com <br />none <br />2008 <br />Chapel Hill <br />TA (Transition Area) <br />Female <br />Caucasian <br />4/13/1962 <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Orange County Housing Authority <br />Work Experience: <br />TOWN PLANNER, TOWN OF WESTWOOD <br />WESTWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS DECEMBER 1996 -MARCH 2008 <br />Assisted the Town in a multi-year effort to promote the development of a 134-acre, 4.5 <br />million square foot mixed-use development project, including assisting with the <br />preparation of the zoning and implementing rules and regulations; coordinating apre- <br />permitting public planning process; assisting the consultant team with the review of the <br />urban design, transportation, environmental and fiscal impacts of the project; <br />coordinating the project review public hearings; and assisting legal counsel in the drafting <br />of the final permit decision; Completed a variety of planning projects and studies, <br />including a Comprehensive Plan, Open Space and Recreation Plan, Commercial Center <br />Study, Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan and Municipal Growth Planning Study. <br />Responsibilities included data collection and analysis, proposal of recommendations, <br />public participation strategies and assisting with the preparation of final reports; <br />Responsible for the recommendations and preparation of draft decisions on subdivision, <br />site plan and zoning applications; Responsible for the recommendations and preparation <br />of proposed changes to zoning bylaws, subdivision, special permit and site plan rules <br />and regulations; Secured $700,000 state grant to acquire a large parcel of land for <br />conservation purposes; Served as staff to the planning board and liaison to various <br />community and town boards and commissions. <br />RESEARCH/SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER, DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP <br />