JCC Supes Need to Fill Planning Commission Seats

By Desiree Parker Saturday, January 21, 2012

The James City County Board of Supervisors will need to fill two Planning Commission seats that will be open at the end of the month, and they have a few applicant who are interested.

Joe Poole, the Planning Commissioner representing the Jamestown District, and Jack Fraley, the Commissioner serving the Roberts District, have terms that expire Jan. 31. According to a staff memo, Fraley hasn’t expressed an interest in being reappointed. Poole has asked to be reappointed.

Currently, the Board has applications from previous years from five citizens who indicated their interest in the Jamestown District Planning Commission seat aside from Poole: Lara Overy, Barbara Moody, Kathi Mestayer, Ron Campana, Jr., and Robin Bledsoe. There are no applicants yet for the Roberts seat.

Overy submitted her application in 2010. She works as Director of Development at Tidewater Community College. She worked previously at the College of William and Mary as a reunion gift officer, and before that she worked at at Legg Mason as a marketing assistant.

Moody applied in 2007. She is retired.

Mestayer submitted her application in 2010. She heads a management consulting service for environmental organizations, KMA Consulting. She has also worked as an associate for Malcolm Pirnie, an environmental engineering, science and consulting firm.

Campana submitted his application in 2011. He is a real estate broker at Campana Waltz Commercial Real Estate.

Bledsoe applied for the position in 2008. She is currently the president of B&D Capacity Builders, and served previously as Executive Director for Avalon: A Center for Women and Children. Prior to that, she led the Court Appointed Special Advocates in Williamsburg.