{"id":625,"date":"2018-11-21T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/?p=625"},"modified":"2024-06-11T16:02:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T20:02:40","slug":"qa-with-helen-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/?p=625","title":{"rendered":"Q&A with Helen Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Helen Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Helen Smith, the Planning Information Services and Permit Review supervisor with the Prince George’s Planning Department,\u00a0<\/em>is currently working on an online request intake system and online payment process.<\/p>\n

Q: If you could develop one project in Prince George\u2019s County, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

MPDU Program \u2013 Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit\/Housing for first-time home buyers. Work on getting the public to want to invest in the County to be in the class or better than Arlington, Montgomery, Fairfax, etc.\u00a0 I am tired of having to defend this County because of negative press\/assumptions.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Q: Which project have you worked on that you are most proud of?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Online Information Request Submittals –<\/strong> Our customers can now submit requests for Site Plans\/House Surveys, Sketch Maps, Mailing Lists, Approved Detailed Site Plans and other development review matters, Publications,\u00a0 Zoning Verification, and Buildable Lot Letters via our online forms located at www.pgplanning.org\/1547\/Planning-Information-Services<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

ACD Telephone System –<\/strong> \u00a0Upon calling into the Information Services Section, customers are given DPIE\u2019s telephone number and address if their call is permit related. They are then given three options for information: Option 1 gives our hours of operation and address, Option 2 gives our website, where they can submit an information request (anytime of the day) and provides application status, and Option 3 allows the caller to speak to a Planning Technician.<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: Can you share a fun fact about yourself that many people don\u2019t know?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a hobby, in my much younger days, I used to ride motorcycles and canoed at night in the BioBay in Puerto Rico<\/a>, where the water glows in the dark.<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: If you had one superhero power, what would it be and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Wonder Woman’s Golden Rope because it made people say the truth\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: If you could do one thing over in your life, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a teenager I thought I knew more than my parents. If I can go back with the knowledge that they were a lot smarter than I ever thought, that would be cool.<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: Who would you like to swap places with for one day?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Any man: I want to know why they think and do the things they do.<\/em><\/p>\n

Q:\u00a0<\/strong>What is one skill that you need to possess in your current role?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ability to understand what people are trying to obtain\/say, be patient, and the ability to see the whole picture and understand change is growth.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Q: What\u2019s the coolest thing you\u2019re working on right now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Enhancing the Online Information Request<\/a> submittals and Online Payment, which enable us to be more digital and green.<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: What\u2019s one way people should be involved at a local level to make their communities and built environment healthier?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Volunteer in their communities, clean the environment, recycle, look at what is trash and what can be reused., and say something when you see something<\/em><\/p>\n

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