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L ib y lXv� <br /> PAUL M. COLTON <br /> 609 Apartment Lane <br /> #308 <br /> Forest Lake, Minnesota 55025 <br /> EDUCATION <br /> Master of Science Degree, May 1993 <br /> Urban and Regional Planning <br /> The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa <br /> Major: Finance Planning, Transportation Planning <br /> Bachelor of Arts Degree, May 1989 <br /> The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa <br /> Major: Political Science <br /> PLANNING WORK EXPERIENCE <br /> Planner, North Iowa Area Council of Governments NIACOG), May 1990 August 1992 <br /> NIACOG is a regional planning agency located in Mason City, Iowa, serving an eight county <br /> area which includes 73 local government members. Services include administration of the <br /> Region 2 Transit System and region wide transit planning, a variety of grant application <br /> writing and administration, addressing regional issues, as well as providing diverse technical <br /> planning and budgeting services for member governments. <br /> Work Accomplishments: <br /> Wrote a successful CDBG application for the City of Rockford, Iowa <br /> Recodification of City Codes and Ordinances <br /> Updated Zoning Ordinances and Subdivision Ordinances <br /> Wrote Five Year Strategic Plans for Communities <br /> Annually updated the Region 2 Transit System Five Year Plan <br /> Annually updated the Mason City Transit System Five Year Plan <br /> Wrote the initial draft of the Mason City Transit System ADA Plan <br /> Compiled Census Information for the Agency and Member Governments <br /> Wrote the Region 2 Transit Policy and Procedures Manual <br /> GRADUATE COURSE HIGHLIGHTS <br /> Project Impact Analysis Collective Decision Making <br /> Capital Facilities Planning and Finance Information Presentation <br /> Development Finance and Fiscal Analysis Intermediate Analytic Methods <br /> Economics for Policy Analysis, I and II Urban Transportation Planning <br /> Problems in Transportation and Land Use Transportation Policy and Planning <br /> PLANNING ASSISTANTSHIP AND ACTIVITIES <br /> Research Assistant for Legislative Extended Assistance Group, Fall 1989 <br /> Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Transportation, Fall 1989 <br /> American Planning Association Student Representative, Univ. of Iowa, Spring 1990 <br /> Member of the American Planning Association since 1990 <br />