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New member sworn in as staff runs training on appeals, variances and special‑use permits
Summary
The Town of Sunset Beach Board of Adjustment swore in Kurt Whelan, approved two sets of minutes and heard a training from planner Ron Satterfield on appeals, variances, special‑use permits, evidence rules, conflict-of-interest and hearing procedure.
Kurt Whelan was sworn in as a member of the Town of Sunset Beach Board of Adjustment on Dec. 10, and the board approved minutes from its Aug. 13 and Oct. 8 meetings before a staff‑led training on quasijudicial procedure.
Ron Satterfield, the town’s contract planner with Anchor Point Planning who serves as the town planning director in practice, led the onboarding session for new and returning members. "My name is Ron Satterfield. I'm a contract planner with Anchor Point Planning, but I also serve as the town's planning director, for all intents and purposes," he told the board, and he walked members through the legal framework and practical rules they must apply in hearings.
Satterfield told members that North Carolina…
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