At its meeting
Thursday, the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission's full
membership elected the Executive Board members for 2018.
The members:
* Chairperson: Geof
Benson, Town of Beverly Shores.
* Vice Chairperson:
Diane Noll, Town of Wanatah.
* Secretary: Karen
Freeman-Wilson, City of Gary.
* Treasurer: George
Topoll, Union Township.
* Executive Board
Members, Lake County: Anthony Copeland, City of East Chicago; Thomas M.
McDermott, Jr., City of Hammond.
* Executive Board
Members, LaPorte County: Mark Krentz, City of LaPorte; Justin Kiel, Town of
LaCrosse.
* Executive Board
Members, Porter County: Jim Ton, Town of Chesterton; Greg Stinson, Town of
Porter.
Governor's
Appointee: State Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso.
“NIRPC wishes to
thank Highland Clerk-Treasurer Michael Griffin for his service as
chairperson during 2017,” NIRPC said. “During his time as Chairperson, the
agency developed and adopted its 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement
Program and continued to implement its new committee structure.
Additionally, he convened a task force on developing by-laws for the
Commission and NIRPC's various committees in order to provide clearer
structure for their function.”
Griffin will
continue to serve NIRPC as the commissioner representing the Town of
Highland as well as the Commission's immediate past chair.