Franklin county needs members for County Planning and Zoning Board

            Franklin County desperately needs new members for the County Planning and Zoning Board.

The Planning and Zoning board is a 9 member board that makes recommendations to the county commission on almost all local zoning issues.

At least one member on the P and Z has to be from the construction industry; there are also seats for seafood workers, seafood dealers, and even foresters.

Mister Dan Rosier recently announced that he is stepping down from the board after almost 8 years – he served as an at-large member from District 5.

Mister Rosier’s retirement leaves only 5 active members on the board, and that means that any time a member can’t make a P and Z meeting, the meeting has to be rescheduled or cancelled.

This month’s meeting has already been rescheduled from May 10^th to the 17^th because one member will be out of town.

The constant rescheduling has delayed some local projects – so the county would like to fill the board as quickly as possible.

County commissioners are actively seeking new members; anyone interested should call County Coordinator Michael Moron at 653-9783.

The county may also consider other ways to solve the problem over the long term, which could include reducing the number of members on the board or reducing the role of P and Z by allowing county staff to handle some project approvals.

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