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Philip Magazzo elected chair as Southampton Township Land Development Board completes 2026 re-organization
Summary
At its Feb. 5, 2026 re-organization meeting, the Southampton Township Land Development Board elected Philip Magazzo chair, appointed Peter Lange as board attorney and reappointed ERI as both engineer and planner; the vice-chair nomination was postponed to March.
Philip Magazzo was elected chair of the Southampton Township Land Development Board at the board's re-organization meeting on Feb. 5, 2026. The meeting opened at 6:00 p.m., and Board Secretary Michele Gittinger read the Open Public Meetings Act statement and recorded attendance.
The meeting included a brief executive session (Resolution 2026.01ES) held from 6:04 to 6:05 p.m. to discuss requests for proposals (RFPs). Newly appointed board members were introduced and sworn in before the board moved to officer nominations and resolutions.
Mr. Kavanagh moved to nominate Philip Magazzo for chair, and Mr. Mattio seconded; the motion passed with recorded ayes from Mr. Harrison, Mr. Heston, Mr. Kavanagh, Mr. Keebler, Mr. Magazzo, Mr. Mattio and Mr. Dehoff. For vice-chair, Mr. Keebler nominated Timothy Murphy and Chairman Magazzo seconded, but Mr. Murphy was not present to accept the nomination; the board postponed the vice-chair nomination to the March 2026 meeting.
Chairman Magazzo moved to nominate Michele Gittinger for board secretary; Mr. Kavanagh seconded and the motion passed with unanimous ayes, appointing Gittinger as Board Secretary.
The board then considered professional appointments. Mr. Dehoff moved to nominate Peter Lange as the Land Development Board Attorney and Mr. Keebler seconded. The board adopted Resolution 2026.01 appointing Peter Lange as Board Attorney with ayes from Mr. Harrison, Mr. Heston, Mr. Kavanagh, Mr. Keebler, Mr. Magazzo, Mr. Mattio and Mr. Dehoff.
The board adopted Resolution 2026.02 appointing ERI as Planning Board Engineer and Resolution 2026.03 appointing ERI as Planning Board Planner; both measures recorded ayes from the same seven members present. The board also adopted Resolution 2026.04 to set the time, place and dates for the board's 2026 meetings, accepting the schedule submitted for the year.
By Resolution 2026.05 the board designated its official newspapers for 2026; the vote recorded a single nay from Mr. Heston and ayes from the remaining members present. There were no public comments during the meeting. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn, moved by Mr. Kavanagh and seconded by Mr. Harrison; the voice vote was unanimous.
Next steps: the vice-chair nomination will be taken up at the March 2026 meeting.
