Appointed Boards & Committees of the Town of Highlands
Mayor David Wilkes
Town Board of Commissioners
| Zoning Board | |
|---|---|
| The Zoning Board is appointed by the Board of Commissioners and its members serve three-year staggered terms. It hears appeals, grants variances, and grants Special Use permits, and meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. | Steve Chenoweth | Chairman |
| John Underwood | Vice Chairman |
| Jack Peay | |
| Charles Dasher | |
| Michael Rogers | |
| U. H. “Sonny” Parrish | Alternate |
| Alternate | Vacant Position | Jane Capman | Secretary |
| Planning Board | |
| The Planning Board is appointed by the Board of Commissioners (with the exception of the ETJ representatives) and its members serve three-year staggered terms. It considers re-zoning requests, updates the Land Use Plan, and makes recommendations on other land use issues; it meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m. | |
| Linda Clark | |
| Thomas Craig | Chairman |
| John Crowe | |
| Mike Bryson | Vice-Chairman |
| Patrick Leonard | |
| Alan Marsh | Patricia Turnbull |
| Jerry Talley | Secretary |
| Appearance Commission | |
| The Appearance Commission is appointed by the Board of Commissioners and its members serve three-year staggered terms. It considers issues of general appearance, and also makes recommendations on the appearance of Special Use permit projects for consistency with the Town's Design Guidelines. It meets on the first Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m. | |
| Thomas Craig | Chairman |
| Bill Nellis | |
| Dixie Barton | |
| Sallie Taylor | |
| Samuel Green, III | |
| Sam Edgens | |
| Mason Neil | |
| Jane Capman | Secretary |
| ABC Board | |
| The ABC Board is appointed by the Board of Commissioners and its members serve three-year staggered terms. It provides management for the operation of the Town's ABC Store. | |
| Georgia Sanders | Chairman |
| Mike Thompson | Secretary |
| Brenda Pierson | |
| Finance Committee | |
| Amy Patterson & Brian Stiehler | |
| Public Works Committee | |
| Eric Pierson & John Dotson | |
| Recreation Committee | |
| Gary Drake & Brian Stiehler | |
| Land Use Committee | |
| John Dotson & Eric Pierson | |
| Sustainability Project | |
| Karen Hawk, Lance Hollars, Robert E. Smith, Allen "Buck" Trott, Charles T. Wolf, Jr., Steve Abranyi, Amy Patterson | |
| Business Group | |
| Kim Lewicki, Harry Bears, Marilyn DeVille, Bonnie Earman, Nancy Gould-Aaron, Mary Bynum, Stan Cochran, Frank Scudder, Richard Delany, Bob Kieltyka, Linda Steigleder, Pat Allen, Carla Gates, Bob Carlton, Anne Rawlins, Cathi Mead, T. A. Anderson, Trisha Kieltyka, Lloyd Wagner, Bill Bubenick, David Wilkes | |
| Scholarship Committee | |
| The Scholarship Committee is appointed by the Board of Commissioners and its members serve three-year staggered terms, except for the standing members. It makes recommendations to the Board on annual scholarship awards to Highlands School graduates from the interest in the Scholarship Endowment Fund. | |
| Susie Schiffli | |
| Bud Potts | |
| Jack Calloway | |
| Brian Jetter | School Principal, Standing Member |
| Bill Coward | Town Attorney, Standing Member |
| Scholarship Fundraising Committee | |
| David Wilkes, Gary Drake, & Brian Stiehler | |
| Greenways Committee | |
| The Greenways Committee is an ad-hoc Committee appointed by the Board of Commissioners on August 3, 2005, to work on establishing and expanding the Greenways Trail. | |
| Hillrie Quin, Patrick Brannon, Dr. Gary Wein, Dr. Randolph Shaffner, Mercedes Heller, Dr. Doug Landwehr, Matt Shuler, Selwyn Chalker, Dr. Pat Taylor, Reverend Brian Sullivan, Dale Sticka | |
| Public Safety Committee | |
| James Manley | Fire Chief |
| Bill Harrell | Chief of Police |
| Gary Drake | Commissioner |
| Eric Pierson | Commissioner |
| David Wilkes | Mayor |
All meetings are open to the public, unless the Board goes into Closed Session pursuant to G. S. §143-318.11(A), to consider certain personnel and legal matters, and are held in the Community Building at 45 Poplar Street in Highlands unless otherwise posted. Agendas and notices are posted on this website and also in the lobby of the Town Hall.
