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Rowlett council names four alternates to Board of Adjustment after interviews; senior board alternates also chosen
Summary
After interviewing five applicants at a March 10 work session, Rowlett City Council identified four alternates for the Board of Adjustment and three alternates for the Senior Advisory Board; appointments will be formalized at the next meeting.
Rowlett City Council on March 10 interviewed five applicants for alternates to the Board of Adjustment and selected four names to fill the city’s open alternate seats.
The council chose Carter Holston, Jerry Galloway, Chance Jo, and Kelvin (Calvin) Causey as alternates to the Board of Adjustment after a work-session interview process that included public discussion of each candidate’s background and approach to variances. The council also identified three alternates for the Senior Advisory Board: Cynthia McMillan, Ozzie Cutter and Marilyn Jones Johnson. City staff said the formal appointments will be placed on the council’s next consent agenda for resolution.
Why it matters: alternates to the Board of Adjustment can serve on hearings that decide variances from local development rules; those boards can affect property owners’ ability to modify setbacks, fences and certain site plans. The council repeatedly emphasized the need for members who will balance respect for the city’s ordinances with careful consideration of unusual cases.
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