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Lynchburg Planning Commission elects Tom Rogers chair, approves meeting minutes
Summary
At its Jan. 22 meeting the Lynchburg Planning Commission elected Tom Rogers as chair, named Dave Henderson vice chair and installed Freshheisen as secretary; the commission also approved several sets of minutes with recorded abstentions on some items.
The Lynchburg Planning Commission elected Tom Rogers as chair and Dave Henderson as vice chair at its Jan. 22, 2024 meeting; the officers’ terms take effect immediately. A commissioner identified in the transcript as "Miss Freshheisen" was nominated and approved as secretary.
Commissioners approved a series of prior meeting minutes by separate motions. The commission discussed and re-voted on the Nov. 13, 2024 minutes after clarifying who had been present; the transcript records that Commissioners Henderson, Bowden and Young were noted as abstaining during early handling of the Nov. 13 minutes. The commission then approved the Dec. 11, 2024 minutes, the May 1, 2024 work session minutes and the Sept. 4 (listed in the record as "September 4") work session minutes. Individual members announced abstentions for some items on the record; exact roll-call tallies were not read into the minutes within the recorded excerpt.
During officer nominations, commissioners discussed continuity because several commissioners are serving beyond their formal term until successors are appointed by city council. Commissioners debated electing a more seasoned member to chair now or choosing a vice chair who could succeed to chair later; the commission ultimately nominated and voted to install Rogers as chair and Henderson as vice chair by raised-hand votes.
The meeting also included a brief discussion about Strong's Auto Body Shop on McVeigh Road, which a commissioner described as “out of character” for the surrounding residential area; planning staff said they would follow up with zoning to check whether the business is nonconforming or otherwise grandfathered.
The commission adjourned after noting a tentative meeting date of Feb. 12 and that a flood-plain ordinance update will be brought to the commission at a future meeting.
