20130412 hyde school presentation

Bath, MainePlanning & Development

Department

Andrew H. DeciDirector

Ms. Liu’s Class - Hyde School - April 12, 2013

Andrew Deci

• Virginia• Wife from Maine• Went to school in Virginia– Mary Washington College—Historic Preservation

• Cultural Resource Management– Archaeology/Architectural History

• 2006-2011Spotsylvania County (Va.) Planner

• 2011- City of Bath (Me.) Director of P&D

Agenda

• What Makes a Great City or Place?

• What is Planning?• Planning & Development in Bath• A Walk Around Bath• Commercial Street Corridor• Waterfront Park

WHAT MAKES A GREAT PLACE?

What is Planning?!

• Multi-faceted profession that works to improve the welfare of people and their communities by creating more convenient, equitable, healthful, efficient, and attractive places for present and future generations.

• Family Physician for Communities

PLACE

Source: Project for Public Spaces

P&D in Bath

DevelopmentReview

Implementation & Project Mgm’t

Long-RangePlanning

CapitalImprovements

ComprehensivePlan

PlanningBoard

Site Plans &Subdivisions

Transportation

City Bus

TrolleyBicycles &

Pedestrians

Facilitation

UrbanDesign

Ordinances

GrantWriting

EconomicDevelopment

DesignStandards

Technical Support

CommunityVisioning

Data &Demographics

GIS & Cartography

Hazard Mitigation

HistoricDistrict

Collaboration

• City Council• Planning Board• City Committees

• Public Works• Community

Development• Facilities• Public Safety• Parks & Recreation

• Main Street Bath• Bath Water

District• Midcoast Council

of Governments• Friends of

Midcoast Maine• MDOT / MDEP /

MHPC

Commercial Street Corridor

City Hall

Train Station

2006

2012

Andrew DeciDirector of Planning & DevelopmentCity of Bath, ME

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