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Planning commission elects Tom Gorman chair, Scott Foresman vice chair
Summary
At a brief organizational action, the Chehalis City Planning Commission elected Tom Gorman as chair and Scott Foresman as vice chair by voice votes; commissioners then turned to a workshop on updates to the MRC zoning use table and code revisions.
Thomas (Tom) Gorman was elected chair of the Chehalis City Planning Commission during the meeting’s opening business, and Scott Foresman was chosen as vice chair, commissioners announced in a voice vote. The nominations were seconded and approved without recorded opposition.
The changes followed staff’s note that former Chair Cox’s term expired and she declined reappointment. The elections cleared the way for the commission to continue a scheduled public workshop on zoning-code updates.
Why it matters: The newly elected officers will lead the commission’s review of updates to the 2026 work plan and the city’s zoning-code amendments, including a multiweek review of the MRC (mixed residential-commercial) use table. Chair Gorman said the commission would proceed with the public-workshop agenda after the organizational vote.
What happened: Commissioners nominated and voted by voice. Staff confirmed the result and recognized the new chair and vice chair before the meeting moved into substantive business. No roll-call tally was taken on the record beyond the voice approval.
Next steps: The commission continued into a workshop on MRC zoning and agreed to reconvene the discussion at its next meeting in February after staff updates and emailed materials are circulated.
