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Elko County Planning Commission honors longtime commissioner David Howell; seat left open for two months
Summary
The Elko County Planning Commission opened its meeting with a remembrance for Commissioner David Howell, who died after a motorcycle accident; commissioners agreed to leave his seat vacant for two months and keep his name plaque on display for the next two meetings.
The Elko County Planning Commission opened its meeting with an announcement that Commissioner David Howell had died following a motorcycle crash on Corral Lane earlier in the week. Chair (name not specified) said Howell was life-flighted to Salt Lake City after the March 8 incident, was placed on life support and died on March 10. The chair said Howell was born March 4, 1945.
Howell served on the Elko County Planning Commission from January 2001 until his death, a tenure the chair described as "24 years, 3 months." The chair said the commission would honor Howell by recording his service as the longest-serving planning commissioner in the commission’s records, and asked that commissioners stand for a moment of silence and the pledge of allegiance.
Commissioners agreed to leave Howell’s seat vacant for two months and asked staff member Peggy (last name not specified) to leave David Howell’s name plaque on display for the next two meetings. The chair also noted Howell’s military service: he joined the Army in 1964, served in Vietnam, retired as a major and later served as a tank commander in the Army Reserve in Las Vegas.
No formal vote record was provided for the decision to leave the seat open; the meeting proceeded to the public hearing portion of the agenda.
The commission closed the ceremonial portion and moved on to business items and public hearings scheduled on the agenda.
