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Planning Board Chair· Published term ends January 28 (Planning Board page, cornelius.org)
Phil Bechtold
Cornelius
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 6
- Total speaking time
- 31:40
- Avg per meeting
- 5:17
- Segments
- 681
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Voting record (11)
6 yes5 no
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Voted noJul 13, 2026
recommend approval of REZ 02-26 Cornelius Inn
Voted yesJul 13, 2026
approve REZ 05-26 9427 Westmoreland Rd
Voted noJul 13, 2026
REZ 02-26 Cornelius Inn — recommendation of approval
Believed the town should not change its land use plan to accommodate the project.
Voted yesJul 13, 2026
REZ 05-26 9427 Westmoreland Rd — motion to recommend approval (failed)
Sympathetic to the applicant's split-zoning hardship.
Voted noJul 13, 2026
REZ 05-26 9427 Westmoreland Rd — recommendation of denial
Without a specific project in mind, would not approve Highway Commercial.
Voted yesMay 11, 2026
Approval of Minutes (April 13, 2026)
Voted yesMay 11, 2026
BUA Averaging Certificate Application #3 — 18103 Harbor Light Blvd
Voted yesMay 11, 2026
BUA Averaging Certificate Application #4 — 18805 Flat Shoals Dr
Voted noMay 11, 2026
VAR 02-26 — 18291 Jetton Rd (Peninsula Club maintenance facility)
Voted yesMay 11, 2026
VAR 03-26 — 21329 Norman Shores Dr (Packard garage expansion)
Voted noMay 11, 2026