Amy Nelson, AICP

Experience

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  City of Greensboro

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2008

  Senior Planner

  Census, demographics, presentations, supervision, GIS, comprehensive and neighborhood planning, Greensboro City Data Book and annual City Statistics.

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  City of Sanford

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2000

  Planner

  Annexations, Small Area Plans, GIS, historic preservation.

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  City of Southport

  Oct 2008 - Jun 2012

  Planning Director

  Oversaw UDO, including text amendments, zoning, growth and development in Southport (including that related to the potential International Port), tree preservation, supervised Code Enforcement and Building Inspections, established Southport's first city-wide GIS program, wrote staff reports, gave board presentations, public meeting facilitation, research, data analysis, census, historic preservation, regional transportation issues, assisted in Website redesign, Webmaster. Obtained several valuable grants. Show less

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  City of Whiteville

  Jul 2012 - Nov 2012

  Planning Director

  Oversaw zoning ordinance, including text amendments, rezoning, growth and development in Whiteville, GIS, wrote staff reports, gave board presentations and public meeting facilitation, research, data analysis, census, historic preservation, environment and transportation issues.

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  City of Burlington, NC

  Nov 2012 - Jun 2019

  Director of Planning and Community Development

  Oversee planning, zoning, code enforcement, GIS, and community development (we are a HUD entitlement community) and have been heavily involved in economic development and transportation. We recently updated our Comprehensive Plan, began a transit system, completed our first Greenway/ Bikeway Master Plan, and we are writing our first Unified Development Ordinance. We are also working on redevelopment of a major transportation corridor.

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  City of Venice, Florida

  Jul 2019 - Nov 2021

  Senior Planner
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  City of Venice FL

  Nov 2021 - now

  Planning Manager