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Abbeville council approves appointments, reappointments and community event plans; contested BZA seat passes 5-3
Summary
Council reappointed Ken Reece to the Planning Commission, reappointed Scott White to the Property Maintenance Board of Appeals, and appointed Graham Curtis to the Board of Zoning Appeals on a 5-3 vote; it also approved a car-show road closure and awarded a proclamation to Corporal Yerkes.
The Abbeville City Council took several personnel and community-event actions at its May 18 meeting, approving reappointments, filling vacancies and greenlighting plans for a fall car show.
Council re-appointed Ken Reece to a four-year term on the Planning Commission by unanimous consent. For a three-year vacancy on the Board of Zoning Appeals, Councilmember Jason Edwards nominated Graham Curtis; that appointment passed 5-3, with Councilmembers James Jackson, Benji Greeson and Matthew H. Gambrell recorded as opposing. Council reappointed Scott White to the Property Maintenance Board of Appeals on a unanimous vote. Two other vacancies on the Property Maintenance Board (positions previously held by Gruff Herman and Willie Mae Burnside) drew no nominations.
On community items, Council approved a road-closure request from Abbeville Wheels of Time to close the Square for a car show cruise-in on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Council also approved a motion that both Councilmember Gambrell and Mayor Pro Tem A. Faye Thomas present the Council's Choice Award at the event. Separately, on a motion by Councilmember Gambrell and seconded by Councilmember Crawford, Council approved a proclamation honoring Corporal Yerkes for "provision of exceptional community engagement services."
Why it matters: Filling board vacancies affects who reviews zoning and property-maintenance appeals and can influence local development and enforcement decisions. The contested BZA appointment drew recorded opposition from three councilmembers, signaling some division on that seat.
What happens next: Newly appointed members will assume duties per each board's rules; the Wheels of Time event is scheduled for Sept. 5, 2026, on the Square.
