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A county advisory council seat has sat vacant for months as commissioners repeatedly table filling it for lack of applicants.
County commissioners are set to fill an at-large seat on the Library Board left vacant by Bridget Enfinger's resignation.
Three seats on the county's Recreation Advisory Board are up for reappointment as commissioners take up expiring terms.
Three Planning Commission terms are expiring, and who fills them affects who reviews local zoning and land-use decisions.
The board's agenda includes staffing recommendations that affect who is hired, reassigned or leaves the district.
The board met behind closed doors to discuss personnel and real estate matters, which are not disclosed in public minutes.
The board's December 11 agenda calls for a closed-door session, meaning any discussion of personnel or real estate matters will not be held in public.
County and planning leaders say some municipal water systems are nearing capacity, a constraint that could affect where future development can be served.
A joint work session floated restricting new commercial projects to highways like 115 and 17, a change that could reshape where businesses can locate in the county.
A larger minimum lot size in parts of the county could limit how densely land there can be developed.
A new landscaping and tree preservation policy could affect development rules across the county.
A study requirement could shape how future large projects affect area roads, schools and utilities.