Projetcs in Aquin

Alan Woolwich

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Alan Woolwich, a Senior Planner in the Brevard County (FL) Planning and Zoning Office, recently traveled to Haiti in August of 2003 to volunteer time and technical assistance in the creation of a Town Plan and the design of public infrastructure for the Town of Aquin on Haiti’s South Coast. The project mission team for the weeklong trip included Dan Johnson a retired civil engineer from Kissimmee, FL and Bill Young an electrical engineer from the Florida Solar Energy Center at the University of Central Florida Cocoa Campus.

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Aquin Mission

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FAVACA/HRDF Aquin Mission
August 14 – 20, 2003
Day 1
  • Arrive Port-au-Prince
  • Meet Team
  • Briefing with team and HRDF president Aldy Castor. Reviewed Prepared Packet
  • Briefing materials.
Day 2
  • Travel to Aquin from PAP
  • Field Walk and investigation of Hotel and neighborhood, Hotel Road and Aquin Town Square

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FAVACA: Aquin Trip Report

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Country: Aquin, De Sud, Haiti
Volunteers: Alan J. Woolwich, AICP, Senior Planner, Brevard County Planning Office
Tom Jackson, Seascape Productions and Stars & Stripes Charters
Sheila Mullins, Planning Consultant and Former Mayor of Key West
Dates: December 8, 2002 through December 15, 2002
Recipient Organizations: The Haitian Resource Development Foundation Director & Staff.

U.S. AID, Haiti

Scope of Work:

  • * To provide technical assistance to Haitian Resource Development Foundation in the creation of a Town Master Plan for the Town of Aquin.
  • * Conduct a mapping exercise and inventory of existing conditions, natural resources and other limiting features to determine appropriate development and redevelopment locations.
  • * A comprehensive digital videography of Aquin from the marine ecosystem to the highland areas. The projects will result in data and materials that will be used for further project planning, education, and fundraising activities in the Americas and Europe. For more specifics and background please see the attached Town Master Plan recommendations made by FAVACA planning volunteers in 2000 for Aquin.

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FAVACA: Aquin Trip Report II

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FAVACA Trip Report
Country: Aquin, De Sud , Haiti
Volunteers: Alan J. Woolwich, AICP, Senior Planner, Brevard County Planning Office
Tom Jackson, Seascape Productions and Stars & Stripes Charters
Sheila Mullins, Planning Consultant and Former Mayor of Key West
Dates: December 8 , 2002 - December 15 , 2002
Recipient Organizations:
The Haitian Resource Development Foundation Director & Staff. U.S. AID, Haiti

Scope of Work:

•  To provide technical assistance to Haitian Resource Development Foundation in the creation of a Town Master Plan for the Town of Aquin . •  Conduct a mapping exercise and inventory of existing conditions, natural resources and other limiting features to determine appropriate development and redevelopment locations. •  A comprehensive digital videography of Aquin from the marine ecosystem to the highland areas. The projects will result in data and materials that will be used for further project planning, education, and fundraising activities in the Americas and Europe . For more specifics and background please see the attached Town Master Plan recommendations made by FAVACA planning volunteers in 2000 for Aquin.

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