Jackson - The Jackson City Council reviewed the structure of the newly appointed Design Review Committee Monday and discussed the replacement of a resigning committee member. Committee member David Carlson gave notice of his resignation for undisclosed reasons at their latest meeting. The Review Committee was established during the May 11 City Council meeting for the purpose of creating an outline for architectural guidelines and/or regulation in the City of Jackson. The committee has since met a number of times and is ready to present the Jackson Planning Commission and City Council with an outline for architectural regulations in the city. During the initial establishment of the committee, much discussion centered on the makeup of the committee and the number of members. The council settled on nine. City Planner Susan Peters said she originally thought a nine member committee “would be like herding feral cats.” She also said that meeting attendance has been inconsistent and “at least seven out of nine members need to concur” on any given matter. Local business owner and member of the Jackson Revitalization Committee, Jane Wilkinson, expressed an interest in replacing Carlson on the committee. Peters said Wilkinson has been working on the Community Identity Element for the City of which architectural regulations and design review are a major component. Peters said that Wilkinson “would provide a link between design in the City and economic revitalization.” Vice-Mayor Wayne Garibaldi said “Jane has consistently been there, which is not something I can say for all the council members.” Councilmember Marilyn Lewis made a motion to replace Carlson with Wilkinson, which was approved unanimously by the council. Mayor Connie Gonsalves was absent from the meeting. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.