Oldsmar Planning Board selects two alternates, forwards names to City Council

The Oldsmar Planning Board voted Wednesday to appoint two alternate members and will forward their names to the City Council for formal approval. The panel also approved the minutes from its July 9 meeting and excused a member who missed that meeting.

The appointments came after interviews with two applicants. Tania Digman, an applicant who said she moved to Oldsmar in February 2018, told the board she wanted to “be part of what you guys are doing” and that development planning should align with “what our children are going to need in the future.” Amber Stevens, who said she has lived in Oldsmar for seven years and serves as chair of the Parks and Recreation board, told members she wanted to help ensure land use “aligns with our community visions and values.”

The board voted to accept Digman and Stevens as alternates. A board member moved the motions and the chair seconded; members voted in favor. The board will submit the two names to the City Council for confirmation, as required by city appointment procedures.

Earlier in the meeting, the board approved the minutes of the July 9, 2025 meeting and voted to excuse member Steve Sock for that absence. A board member made the motions and the votes passed by voice.

During the meeting one planning board member announced they will be moving to Clearwater and that the August session was their last meeting; the member said the move will take place Sept. 1. The board did not take formal action related to that departure during the meeting.

The board opened the session to consider alternate appointments after staff confirmed there were two advertised openings and that a third had opened too recently to be advertised for the current agenda. The board noted that several applicants did not attend the interview portion; members followed the local practice of considering applicants who were present first.

The meeting ended after a motion to adjourn passed by voice vote.