Seven residents of the City of Williamsburg have submitted applications to serve on the city’s Planning Commission to fill a vacancy created by a member’s resignation in February.
Deputy Clerk of Council Gerry Walton told WYDaily the city had received applications from four residents for the open seat, in addition to three applications on file from residents interested in serving on city boards.
The new applications were submitted by Andrew Edwards, Michael Jallo, Sharon Marchelya and John Whitley. The applications on file came from Samuel Holiday, Jonathan Scheerer and Ray Warner.
Walton said in an email the city had not yet determined the continued interests of Holiday, Scheerer or Warner in serving on the board.
The vacancy on the Planning Commission was created when Dan Quarles resigned from the board effective Feb. 23. Quarles, who had been reappointed to a four-year term on the commission in December 2014, said his schedule had become too busy to continue serving as a planner.
City regulations limit Planning Commission members to serving two full four-year terms. Appointments to the board must be approved by the City Council.
Because Quarles’ term was in progress at the time of his resignation, the next appointee would still be eligible to serve two full terms on the Planning Commission after the current term is completed.
The unexpired term runs through Dec. 31, 2018.
The Planning Commission is responsible for analyzing proposals related to land use and development. It then issues recommendations to City Council, which has the ultimate say.
City Spokeswoman Lee Ann Hartmann said the City Council could approve an appointee at its April meeting, and hoped to have someone in place by May.
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