Planning Commission
The duties and functions of the Amherst County Planning Commission are to promote the orderly development of Amherst County and its environment. This Commission also serves to improve public health, safety, convenience, and welfare of County citizens and to plan for the future development of the County to the end that transportation systems be carefully planned, that new community centers be developed with adequate highway, utility, health, educational, and recreational facilities; that the needs of agriculture, industry, and business be recognized in future growth; that residential areas be provided with healthy surroundings for family life; that agricultural and forestal land be preserved; and that the growth of the community be consonant with the efficient and economical use of public funds.
| Name | District |
Expiration |
| Derin Foor |
1 |
8/31/2028 |
| Catherine L. Gamble | 2 |
8/31/2025 |
| Jim Thompson | 3 | 8/31/2028 |
| Michael Bryant |
4 | 8/31/2026 |
| Beverly Jones |
5 | 8/31/2026 |
| Michael K. Martinue |
At Large |
8/31/2025 |
| David Pugh Jr. | BOS Liaison |
|
| Tyler Creasey | Secretary |
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