Commission and Staff

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The Planning Commission consists of nine members:  four appointed by the Mayor of the City of Georgetown and City Council, four appointed by the Judge Executive of Scott County and Fiscal Court, and one joint member appointed by both.

Planning Commissioners
 

John Lacy  (County)

John Lacy was appointed to the Planning Commission in February 2004 and to the Executive Committee in June of 2007.  He retired from Scott County High School after 27 years experience as a vo-ag teacher.  He has a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture from Morehead State University and a Master's Degree in Vocational Education from the University of Kentucky.  John is currently a full-time farmer, raising tobacco, corn, soybeans, hay, and beef cattle.  His hope for Georgetown and Scott County is that plenty of greenspace is preserved for future generations to enjoy.

Melissa Waite  (Sadieville)

Melissa was appointed to the Planning Commission in March 2005.

Jimmy Richardson (County)

Jimmy became a member of the Planning Commission in October 2004.  He retired from Kentucky Utilities as field superintendent with 38 years of service.  Jimmy is actively engaged in farming (cattle, hay, tobacco), and is interested in the continued prosperity of Georgetown and Scott County with orderly development as well as preservation of green space for future generations.

Janet Holland (Joint)

Janet became a member of the Planning Commission in March 2006.

Greg Hampton (City)

Greg became a member of the Planning Commission in January 2007.

Rob Jones (Stamping Ground)

Rob became a member of the Planning Commission in March 2011.

Jeff Caldwell (City)

Jeff became a member of the Planning Commission in January 2012.

Horace Wynn (City)

Horace became a member of the Planning Commission in September 2010.

John Shirley (City)

John became a member of the Planning Commission in December, 2011.

Staff
 

Earl W. Smith, Director

Earl graduated from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in June 2002 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Studies, and minors in Geography and Geographic Information Technology.  He served an internship with the University’s local municipality to create a GIS of the town’s water/sewer system, obtaining locations with a Trimble GeoXT GPS unit.  In December 2002, Earl moved to Georgetown, Kentucky, where he worked for both the Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission and the Georgetown Municipal Water & Sewer Service, also helping to build a GIS of its water/sewer system.  He has also worked for the County’s Property Valuation Assessment office and worked part time for Kriss Lowry & Associates, a Land Use Planning firm.  Earl has served as the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP) President for the 2005-2006 year and has been a member since 2003.  He became GIS Manager for Scott County in July 2006 and Director in August 2010.

Joe Kane, Senior Planner

Joe was hired in March 2009.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology from the University of Florida in May 1989 and worked for two years for the Florida State Museum in Gainesville, Florida.  Afterwards, Joe spent a year working on archaeological survey projects in Greece and on the island of Crete.  He returned to graduate school and received an MA in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Florida in 1995.  He worked for county planning offices in the St. Louis and Atlanta regions until forming an Historic Property Restoration Company in Lexington, Kentucky in 2000.

Brent Combs, Engineer

Brent was hired in November 2010.

John Carter, Senior Engineering Technician

John was hired as the Senior Development Inspector in March 2006.  He became Senior Engineering Technician September 11, 2006.  John retired from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Division of Engineering, in January, 2005 after 28+ years of service in the New Construction section.  He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1984.  John sat on the Planning Commission for two years and has been a resident of Scott County since 1984.

Perry W. Johnston, Engineering Technician

Perry was hired as Engineering Technician in September 2006.  He has recently retired as a Transportation Engineering Tech III with State government, serving there with 28+ years experience in road construction and bridge maintenance.  He has been a resident of Scott County since 1998.

Matt Tolar, GIS Analyst

Matt was hired as GIS Analyst in September 2007. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1999 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Geology. Upon graduation, he began working for a small IT
consulting firm in downtown Chicago working on creating largest Tax Parcel Map GIS database for the Cook County Assessors Office. In early 2002, he began working at URS Corporation in Chicago as a GIS Specialist/Geologist. While in Chicago, he lead various GIS projects in Environmental Management/ Remediation, Planning, Civil Engineering and Transportation.  In 2004, he transferred offices within URS and moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. There he applied his GIS skills for all four branches of the Federal Government.  He later moved back to Chicago to allow his wife to complete her residency in Veterinary Ophthalmology, while working for URS.  In June of 2007 he moved to Simpsonville Kentucky, were he lives on a 17-acre farm with his 3 sloughi dogs, 3 saddlebread horses, and 1 bare-eyed cockatoo.

Charles M. Perkins, Planning Commission Attorney

Charlie has served the Planning Commission as staff attorney and hearing officer since 1985.  He has previously worked as the Assistant Scott County Attorney and currently serves as counsel for the Georgetown Housing Authority and the City of Georgetown.  He also maintains a private practice in Georgetown.  Charlie is a graduate from Georgetown High School and attended Georgetown College.  He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Kentucky and is also a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law.

Mary Snyder, Office Manager / Payroll Administrator

Mary was hired as the Office Manager in 1988 when the Planning Office first became a full time office.   Her duties include maintaining all personnel information, processing payroll and payroll liabilities, filing quarterly and annual tax returns, keeping all financial records, preparing minutes of meetings, and preparing the TRC and Commission packets.  She is also the Website Manager.

History of Planning Commissioners and Staff
1970* – Present

*  beginning of joint City/County Planning Commission
¨ current Planning Commissioner
**  Chairman