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Port St. Joe board schedules special meeting to consider director; consultant Ter Town to hold May 14–16 plan workshop
Summary
Board members agreed to aim for a noon Wednesday meeting to consider appointing a director for an expanded boundary and to host consultant Ter Town for a plan-update workshop May 14–16; a member cited Thomasvilleas a redevelopment model and will share photos and notes.
A local Port St. Joe board agreed to target 12:00 p.m. Wednesday for a special meeting to consider appointing a director for the city's expanded boundary and to connect with consultant Ter Town, which proposed a plan-update visit May 14–16.
Board members said they could not vote on a director at the present meeting because the full board was not present. A staff member told the group that "Mr. Scott Chad Stain" from Ter Town — hired by Daryl to assist with the plan update — wants to come May 14 through 16 and that the consultant should be put in contact with the director once one is appointed.
The scheduling discussion focused on ensuring enough members attend. One committee member said the decision was "a big decision that everybody needs to [be] part" of and emphasized that the citizen member on the board should be involved. The group agreed to reach out to board members and applicants and to aim for noon Wednesday to maximize attendance.
Speakers urged that director candidates appear in person so members could ask questions directly. One member said applicants should "just to show your face and to let us know that the job really means something to you," arguing in favor of candidates being present to address questions before a final choice.
Separately, a board member described traveling to Thomasville to study its downtown transformation. He said the Thomasville effort began around 2012 and had visible results by about 2014, including new public amenities such as an amphitheater and trail connections. The member said he would compile photos and notes from that trip and "make copies for all you guys to share." He also relayed that an emailed analysis showed increases in property values and economic activity tied to Thomasville's work.
No formal vote on a director was taken at this meeting; members said a vote would be scheduled when a quorum or full board could attend. Staff was tasked with contacting Ter Town to confirm the May 14–16 workshop and with notifying applicants about the planned Wednesday meeting.
Note on attributions: the transcript did not attach full, named speaker labels to each spoken turn. This article uses consistent functional labels (e.g., "staff member," "committee member") for speakers when direct speaker names or titles were not specified in the record.
