Director Of Planning & Development
Ashland, Wi
Responsible for the City’s Department of Planning and Development, including supervision of the Building Inspection and Neighborhood Preservation offices and management of the department’s annual operating budget and capital project budgets. Served as the Zoning Administrator and City Planner including lead staff person for the City’s Plan Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Public Infrastructure Design Standards Committee, and Historic Preservation Commission. Facilitated economic development and new commercial development with oversite on site layout and infrastructure improvements. Instrumental in creation of a new Tax Incremental Financing District and expansion of an existing TIF District. Created GIS maps for land development purposes, zoning, and regional planning. Oversaw major revision to the Zoning Ordinance and 24 other ordinances. Responsible for redevelopment planning and grant writing and administration of the City’s post-industrial waterfront, including the Ashland-NSP Superfund Site, Clarkson Dock, Waterfront Trail, and Soo Line Ore Dock. Served as a reviewer for the Department of Administration’s Comprehensive Planning Grant applications. Website: http://www.coawi.org