Council makes several appointments to Boards and Commissions but not to PC

As 2024 begins, the Charlottesville Planning Commission will still have a vacant position. City Council named several people to city board and commissions last night, but once again declined to appoint someone to the body charged with advising them on land use.

“There were some spots we didn’t fill and there are some reasons we can get into separately but we don’t need to talk about tonight,” Snook said. “Suffice it to say, there are still openings available.”

In an email, Snook reminded me that the position is listed as closing on January 31, 2024. Take a look at all the vacancies on the city’s website. 

• Ronald Bailey has been reappointed to the Board of Architectural Review filling a space reserved for owners of residences in an architecture design control (ADC) district. 
• Roger Birle and James Zehmer have both been reappointed will serve on the BAR in the historian space
• Both Richard Fravel and L.D. Perry have been reappointed to the Charlottesville Affordable Housing Fund Committee
• James Rucker has been appointed to a vacancy on the Historic Resources Committee
• Heather Griffin has been appointed to the Charlottesville Housing Advisory Committee to fill a space reserved for a real estate professional that had been vacant. 
• Charlie Burton, Angela Estes, Heather Gaston, Patty Herrigan, and Suzanne Lynnhave been appointed to the Human Rights Commission. 
• Planning Commissioner Phil d’Oronzio has been reappointed to a position on the Personnel Appeals Board.

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