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Severance appoints Michael Hall to planning commission
Summary
The council appointed Michael Hall, a Severance resident and professional land‑use planner, to the planning commission after he described his planning experience and answered council questions about impartiality. The appointment passed by roll call.
The council appointed Michael Hall to fill a vacancy on the planning commission after Hall introduced himself and outlined roughly a decade of professional work in land‑use planning. Hall told the council he is the city planner for Evans and holds a master’s degree in planning; he said he lives in Severance and wanted to serve the community.
Council members asked Hall whether he could separate his professional role for Evans from service as a Severance commissioner; Hall said he would, describing the role as an opportunity to act as a ‘citizen’ with professional experience and to defer to Severance norms and adopted regulations. Councilmember Vandermark moved to appoint Hall, the motion was seconded, and the council approved the appointment by roll call.
The mayor congratulated Hall and said staff will work with him on meeting and orientation details. The council did not vote on any additional applicants; the other candidate was absent and therefore removed from consideration under town policy requiring applicants to attend.
