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6 <br /> Page 1 of 3 Diane Beecham <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: 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): 919-918-4075 <br /> Phone (Cell): <br /> Email: ddbeecham @gmail.corn <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 /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Supplemental Questions: <br /> Work Experience: 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; coordinating <br /> the project review public hearings; and assisting legal counsel in the drafting of the final <br /> permit decision; Completed a variety of planning projects and studies, including a <br /> Comprehensive Plan, Open Space and Recreation Plan, Commercial Center Study, Flood <br /> Hazard Mitigation Plan and Municipal Growth Planning Study. Responsibilities included <br /> data collection and analysis, proposal of recommendations, public participation strategies <br /> and assisting with the preparation of final reports; Responsible for the recommendations <br /> and preparation of draft decisions on subdivision, site plan and zoning applications; <br /> Responsible for the recommendations and preparation of proposed changes to zoning <br /> bylaws, subdivision, special permit and site plan rules and regulations; Secured $700,000 <br /> state grant to acquire a large parcel of land for conservation purposes; Served as staff to <br /> the planning board and liaison to various community and town boards and commissions. <br />