From staff reports
City Council, at its January 9 Regular Meeting, made appointments to the newly created Beaufort Planning Commission.
Appointed to one-year terms expiring June 30, 2025:
Mike Tomy: Tomy has served on city and county boards, including as chairman of the Metropolitan Planning Committee (since disbanded); he is also an architect with extensive project management experience.
Paul Trask: Trask is a local developer and business owner.
Appointed to two-year terms expiring on June 30, 2026:
Bill Bardenwerper: Bardenwerper recently served on the Metropolitan Planning Commission. Before moving to Beaufort, he was the managing partner of a boutique law firm in Louisville, Ky., focused on land use law.
William Suter: Suter, who has an MBA, has extensive project management experience for design/build firms. He recently served on the Design Review Board (since disbanded).
Appointed to three-year terms expiring on June 30, 2027:
Clinton Hallman: Hallman, who served on the Design Review Board, was formerly chief counsel at several major corporations. He has extensive project management experience.
Kim McFann: McFann recently served on the Design Review Board. She is a local attorney.
Benjie Morillo: Morillo was chairman of the Design Review Board and is an architect in Beaufort.
The new Planning Commission, which City Council voted to approve last year, assumes the discretionary review authority formerly held by the Metropolitan Planning Commission and the city’s Design Review Board. This commission will only review City of Beaufort projects (not in the Historic District). Its first meeting will be in February.
