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Highlands appoints Jim Tate to TDC, names Jeff to EDC and lays out process to fill commissioner vacancy

Town of Highlands Board of Commissioners · January 16, 2026
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Summary

The board approved Jim Tate as Highlands’ TDC representative and appointed Jeff to the Macon County EDC; town attorney recommended a nomination-and-ballot process and the board asked staff to prepare an application and timeline for filling the vacant commissioner seat.

The board voted to appoint Commissioner Jim Tate as the Highlands representative to the county Tourism Development Commission. Speakers discussed the TDC’s limited oversight role over occupancy-tax spending, the distinction between chamber membership dollars and occupancy-tax funds, and the TDC’s authority to review occupancy-tax expenditures and…

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