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5 <br /> Page 1 of 3 Diane Beecham <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Ms. Diane Beecham <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 218 Turtleback Crossing Drive <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br /> Phone: (Day) 919-918-4075 <br /> Phone: (Evening) same <br /> Fax: <br /> Email: ddbeecham @gmail.com <br /> Place of Employment: none <br /> Job Title: <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2008 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: TA (Transition Area) <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <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 a pre- <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 />