Temple planning staff praises departing planner, cites APA award and UDC progress; staff will recommend denial of liquor CUP

At a workshop, the Temple Planning Commission received staff updates on personnel, planning work and an upcoming conditional-use permit that staff will recommend denying.

Planning staff told commissioners the assistant city manager will begin attending future meetings in an expanded role and that current cases and recent hires "are doing really great work," adding the department will continue moving forward despite the recent departure of a longtime planner. A commissioner who spoke at the meeting said, "Brian was a great guy," and praised his leadership and the changes in the department over the past…