Board appoints three members to Climate Action Planning Committee

Jul 8, 2026

The Columbia County Board appointed Dylan Sowski (Soil and Water), Jennifer Phillips (county resident and professor) and Samantha Black (county environmental health director) to fill three vacancies on the Climate Action Planning Committee.

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The chair announced appointments to the Climate Action Planning Committee and said the board would fill three vacancies. Appointees named were Dylan Sowski from Soil and Water, Jennifer Phillips (described as a county resident and professor), and Samantha Black, an environmental‑health director with the county. The chair said the appointments were made at the suggestion of other supervisors and entertained a motion to adjourn following the announcement.

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