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Taft council appoints Don Black to planning commission after two-candidate interview

6039545 · October 22, 2025
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Summary

Following interviews with two applicants, the council appointed former planning commissioner Don Black to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Commissioner Ron Orr; the council voted 3-2.

The Taft City Council on Oct. 21 appointed Don Black to fill an unscheduled vacancy on the Planning Commission created by the recent death of Commissioner Ron Orr.

City Manager Joan told the council the city received two qualified applications by the Oct. 13 deadline: Don Black and Jeffrey Ferris. Both applicants attended the meeting and answered council questions.

Don Black, who identified himself as a native of Taft and a former…

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