WAYNE E. DALTRY

A Brief Biographical Sketch

 

2002-Present               Director, Lee County Smart Growth Initiative

2002(10 minutes)         Retired

1982 -  2002               Executive Director, SWFRPC

1977 - 1982                Planning Director, SWFRPC

1975 - 1977                Coastal Zone Planner, SWFRPC

1973 - 1975                Chief, Long Range Planning, Manatee County

1972 - 1973                Masters in Planning Program, Florida State University

1969 - 1971                U.S. Army, Washington State/Republic of Vietnam

1965 - 1969                Bachelors Program, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina

Pre - 1965                  Grew up (largely) in Bradenton, Florida and parts of the U.S.

1947                           Born in Elizabethtown, KY

 

Married (Happily):       Wife - Marta

Son - Wyatt (27); Daughter - Tara (24)

 

Homeowner/Taxpayer/Churchgoer/Rotarian

 

Past/Present Honors and Associations:

 

Past Chair, CREW; Former Chair, Everglades Restoration Working Group;

Past Secretary, Calusa Nature Center;

Lee Children’s Science Museum, ECOSWF;

Leadership Lee and Southwest Florida;,

Sons of American Revolution;

Lee County Planning Advisory Committee;

Lee County Charter Commission (twice);

SWFCDC; Lee County United Way;

Lee County Chapter National Red Cross; (Founding member);

Florida Growth Management Conflict Resolution Consortium;

Former Chairman of the Southwest Chapter Florida Planning and Zoning Association;

Former Chairman of the Florida Promised Lands Section Chapter American Planning Association;

Former Conference Chairman of the Florida Chapter American Planning Association;

Former Chairman of the Staff Directors Florida Regional Councils Association;

Former Chairman of the Governor's Coastal Resources Citizens Advisory Committee;

Former President of the Florida Chapter American Planning Association;

Former Chairman of the Lee County Community Coordinating Council;

Former Chairman of the SWF Regional Harbor Board;

President SWFla Resource Conservation and Development Council;

Man of the Year (one of 12) Gulfshore Life Magazine 2002;

Local Government Official of the Year, Fla Beaches Assn, 2002;

George W. Simons Memorial Award (Lifetime achievement) by Florida Planning and Zoning Association (2002);

Pathfinder Award, SWFULI Council, 2002;

Fellow American Institute of Certified Planners (2004);

Lifetime Achievement Award, Florida Chapter APA.

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LEE COUNTY EXAMINER  
February 27, 2002

Daltry to Head Smart Growth

Lee County Administration announced today that Wayne Daltry, executive director of the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council, will be the county's new Smart Growth Director.

Daltry has been executive director of the Regional Planning Council for 20 years and has worked for the agency for 27 years. He is a graduate of The Citadel and has a master's in planning from Florida State University.

The council serves the six-county region with a mission to protect and improve the region's physical, economic, and social environment. It also provides staff support to the Metropolitan Planning Organization. Daltry chairs and serves on numerous local boards, committees and task forces and is chairman of the Everglades Restoration Working Group. "There is no better person than Wayne Daltry to lead Lee County 's Smart Growth effort," said County Manager Don Stilwell. "Having a regional perspective is key in this position. He is intimately familiar with our community, has a proven record of results and brings a wealth of knowledge about the balance we all want to strike between growth and environment."

Daltry is retiring from the Regional Planning Council in April, but will split his time with the county until then.

The goal of Smart Growth is to achieve a good balance between community livability, economic viability, and environmental sensitivity. One of its keys is proactive, inclusive, community-supported growth management. During last year's budget process, the Board of Lee County Commissioners authorized the creation of a county Smart Growth Department. The department's director will report directly to the County Manager .

Smart Growthis an initiative started by developers which has been bitterly opposed by the environmentalist and Civic Associations in Lee County . After the original concept was blasted in the media, this is the rebirth of a wolf hidden in sheep's clothing.

The Board also created a 17-member Smart Growth Advisory Committee, with each Commissioner appointing three members. School Board Chairwoman Jane Kuckel and County Commission Chairman Bob Janes also are committee members, and County Manager Don Stilwell is an ex-officio member. The Board set aside up to $340,000 in the county's Fiscal Year 2001-02 Budget to spend on the Smart Growth initiative, and will review its progress annually to determine continued funding.

The members of the Smart Growth Advisory Committee are: Carol Hudler, Dennis Gilkey, Brian Griffin, William F. Hammond, Lee Ford, Arnold Rosenthal, Ellen Lindblad, Ed Houck, Steve Maxwell, John Witt, Tim Kenny, Kate English, Jack Eichenberg, Robert Fowler, Kuckel, Janes and Stilwell. Daltry had been appointed to the committee by Janes, who will now appoint someone else.