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Blair County Planning Commission members Thursday accepted the resignation of member Rodney Green.
Green, who was appointed to the commission in December 2025 as representative of Region 6 (Huston Township, Martinsburg Borough, North Woodbury Township, Roaring Spring Borough and Taylor Township) to fill the remainder of Linda Smith's term through Dec. 31, was recently appointed acting superintendent of the Spring Cove School District.
Green had been serving as the commission's secretary and had been appointed as interim acting planning director upon the resignation of David McFarland in April. Jessica Sheets was named permanent planning director in June. Members also voted to appoint Peter Folen to succeed Green as secretary.
Board approves letters of support
Blair County Planning Commission members Thursday approved sending letters of support for four municipalities seeking assistance from PennDOT's Multimodal Transportation Fund.
Those projects include the Altoona Transportation Center Improvements Phase II Project, Allegheny Township's Carson Valley Road Bridge Replacement Project, Huston Township's Negley Spring Bridge Replacement Project and Logan Township's proposed second access into the Strawberry Hills outdoor soccer complex.
Members also approved letters of support for funding for new police cars for North Woodbury Township and Martinsburg Borough.