Government Affairs Breakfast with George Proakis, AICP, Director of Planning, City of Somerville. George was involved in the development of the SomerVision plan, and is now working on the Somerville by Design neighborhood planning efforts and a zoning overhaul for the community. Earlier, as planning director for the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, George pursued the redevelopment of a 15-acre transit-oriented “Hamilton Canal District”, and coordinated the development of a form-based code for this district. He led the creation of the New England Form Based Codes Council in 2009, and has advocated for better land use planning, innovative regulatory solutions and form-based codes in many New England communities. George holds a Master of City Planning from MIT and a BS in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University. Breakfast Series sponsor Winter Hill Bank. 8:00 – 9:30 A.M., Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Holiday Inn, 30 Washington Street, Somerville. Chamber Members $25. Non-members $30. Non-members must provide contact information for payment purposes. Advance registration required with name(s) and affiliation(s) for you and your guests to [email protected]
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