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Charlotte County supervisors vote to retain town voting representation on Planning Commission
Summary
After a contested discussion on April 9, the Board rejected a proposal to make town representatives non-voting members and then voted unanimously to leave the Planning Commission composition unchanged.
Charlotte County supervisors on April 9 rejected a proposal to remove town representatives’ voting privileges on the county Planning Commission and then voted unanimously to keep the commission’s current composition.
Administrator Daniel N. Witt presented staff options for changing the commission’s makeup. Vice-Chair Hazel Bowman Smith moved to make town representatives non-voting, saying districts that include town representatives appear to have greater influence on decisions affecting the whole county. Mayor Robert Schaefer of Keysville and Supervisor Noah Davis opposed that change, arguing town insight is important and reminding the Board that the Planning Commission is advisory.
The motion to make town representatives non-voting failed on a 2–5 vote. Following that result, Supervisor Robert L. Shook moved — and the Board approved unanimously — to leave the Planning Commission composition as currently constituted.
The discussion took place after public comment that included both praise for town representation and criticism of county planning priorities. The Board’s final action preserves town representation with voting status on the Planning Commission.
