Lincoln County was without a county planning director for nearly one year. Although small subdivisions were being processed, many large or major subdivisions for a total of 42 projects were put on hold. Those problems will soon be resolved as a new county planning director, Robert C. Davis, AICP, SMP from Hot Sulphur Springs, Co., was hired and began the position on August 29.
“My first priority will be to get those projects moving through planning and zoning,” Davis said. “Some of those projects have been waiting over a year.”
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Lincoln County was without a county planning director for nearly one year. Although small subdivisions were being processed, many large or major subdivisions for a total of 42 projects were put on hold. Those problems will soon be resolved as a new county planning director, Robert C. Davis, AICP, SMP from Hot Sulphur Springs, Co., was hired and began the position on August 29.
“My first priority will be to get those projects moving through planning and zoning,” Davis said. “Some of those projects have been waiting over a year.”
Davis has extensive experience working in rural and small communities combined with experience in larger cities. He worked in community planning in North Dakota, Colorado, Ohio, Michigan and also in Saudi Arabia. In North Dakota, he worked as the planning director and Chief Resilience Officer, including flood mitigation planning for a city of 50,000. In Saudi Arabia, as a strategic planner, he was involved in expanding a city to diversify the income base for industrial development. Other experience included airport and transportation planning in Ohio and Michigan.