The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission is about to look a lot different after four of its six members said adieu at the commission’s meeting Wednesday.
Commission Chair Patrick Bray, Vice Chair Randy Barnes, and commissioners Kathleen Molony and Brian Ellison retired on the same night.
It was the end of Bray, Barnes and Molony’s terms. Ellison chose to retire, according to a city spokesperson.
An additional spot on the commission has remained unfilled for months following the death of commissioner Walter Steiner last September.
Bray, a commissioner for nine years, has tossed his hat in the ring to potentially fill a vacant spot on the city council. He is one of five candidates shortlisted by the council, alongside two commissioners he served with: Jason Kish and Gregg Clymer.
If Kish or Clymer are chosen to fill the spot on the council, either would need to resign from the commission.
Commissioners serve in three-year increments and are unpaid.
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