The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen appointed members to the town’s committees during its Jan. 14 meeting and two committees, planning and marketing, have new members.
Wrightsville Beach resident Jim Smith was appointed to the planning board. The vacancy was left by Andrew Hall’s term expiring, and he did not seek reappointment. While this will be Smith’s first planning board term, he has previously served on the town’s unified development ordinance committee, its parks and recreation committee and is currently serving on an ad hoc water and sewer committee.
New members and a larger membership will give the marketing committee a different makeup in 2016. During the aldermen’s December meeting, they approved increasing the committee’s membership from seven to nine. Members represent various factions within the tourism industry.
The board filled six open spots on the committee — four expiring terms and two additional terms. South Beach Grill general manager John Andrews reapplied, but the other five members are new.
Those members are Realtor Michelle Clark, Sandpedder Inn and Suites general manager Taphne Collins, Holiday Inn Resort general manager Anne Marie Hartman, Blockade Runner Beach Resort marketing manager Maria Tofalo and LM Restaurants, Inc. district manager Scott Keikert.
Returning members are Wrightsville Sands Realty owner Dave Motte, Jr., Wrightsville Beach Museum of History executive director Madeline Flagler and Preston Davenport of Eckel & Vaughan.
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