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TEMPORARY PLANNER ASSISTANT Organization: The Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission When: February 1997 through October 1997 Location: Region 6W, Appleton, MN Area: Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties Grant Writing and Administration * Wrote and submitted three Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) grant applications for the cities of Boyd, Clinton, and Dawson for public utilities or housin <, * Wrote and submitted three Outdoor Recreation grant applications for the cities of Benson, Dawson, and Porter for accessibility and other improvements to City parks Successfully assisted the City of Dawson obtain funding of an Outdoor Recreation grant * Completed an environmental impact statement for Dawson Municipal North Park Coordinated with the Swift County Housing and Redevelopment Authority to administer a housing rehabilitation grant for the City of Appleton Zoning, Comprehensive Planning, etc Assisted the cities of Hanley Falls and Danvers in developing, writing, and implementing a comprehensive zoning ordinance * Facilitated a regional comprehensive planning discussion which led to the award of a Community -Based Pilot Project for three counties, and a number of cities and townships Participated in the National Development Council training for housing professionals * Presented project information at various city council and planning commission meetings, public hearings, UM:VRDC Commission and Committee meetings, etc. Communicated with engineers and various government officials at the local, state, and federal level for the administration of projects and the provision of technical assistance INTERNSHIP - B NTON COUNTY DEP RIEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT When: Fall Quarter 1995 Location of County Seat: Foley, MN 13 miles northeast of St. Cloud Municipalities in Benton County: Northeast St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Foley, Rice, etc. Supervisors: Planning & Zoning Administrator, and Environmental Officer Skills and Abilities Demonstrated and Work Performed: Performed substantial research for a county comprehensive plan, performed research and water testing for a lake assessment of Mayhew Lake, updated the Mayhew Lake Watershed Map, inspected Individual Septic Treatment Systems (ISTS), issued permits, fielded public inquiries regarding conditional uses, variances, land uses, and environmental codes. Attended various county meetings, and spoke publicly to local community organizations. NOTES AND OTHER INFORMATION References and Letters of Recommendation are available upon request.