Mission/Overview

The Transportation Advisory Committee’s (TAC) purpose is to assist the County Commissioners.

The Transportation Advisory Committee's (TAC) purpose is to assist the County Commissioners in transportation related planning items such as projects pertaining to Bicyclists, Pedestrians, Vehicle Traffic, Public Transit, and more.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Transportation Advisory Committee was created in 2008.

• Providing input into the development of the County’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan every five to ten years as NCDOT requests;
• Providing input into NCDOT’s transportation project prioritization process within the county; 
• Major transportation projects or related issues of concern as assigned by the Board of Commissioners, Planning Department, or TAC Chairs. 

 Membership and Terms

The Committee has a total of 7 voting members and up to 8 non-voting members. Each of the 5 county commissioner districts appoint 1 voting members from a list of recommended candidates and 2 at-large members to ensure geographic equity. The following members represent/exhibits expertise in one or more of the following: 

- Non-motorized transportation, such as bicycling and walking 

- Public transportation, such as transit systems 

- Personal motor vehicles, such as cars and motorcycles 

- Large, slow-moving or commercial vehicles, including agricultural and commercial product transport 

- Public safety, including emergency responders and law enforcement 

- Transportation & the economy 

- Transportation & the environment 

- Transportation & society (community) 

The following are the current members of the Transportation Advisory Committee. The Board of Commissioner District they live in is noted, along with their original appointment date, and termination date.

Voting Members

The 7 voting members, along with each person's term expiration date, are listed below:

• Michael Dillon - Vice Chair; District 1
  • Original Appointment - June 20th, 2023
  • Term Expiration - Feb 28th, 2027

• Vacant ; District 2

• Vacant; District 3

• David Gwynn P.E.; District 4
  • Original Appointment -  
  • Term Expiration - Feb 28th, 2027

• Tim Moore - Chair; District 5
  • Original Appointment - June 20th, 2024 
  • Term Expiration - Feb 28th, 2027

• Lenore Yarger; At-large
  • Original Appointment -
  • Term Expiration - Feb 28th, 2028

• Mark Ferraro; At-large
  •  Original Appointment -
  • Term Expiration - Feb 28th, 2028

 

NON-VOTING MEMBERS:  

The 8 non-voting members are listed below :   

Town of Goldston - Chris Lawson 

Town of Pittsboro - Theresa Thompson 

Town of Siler City - Tim Garner 

Chatham Transit Network - Anna Testerman 

Health Department - Dorothy Rawleigh 

NCDOT District 1 - Justin Richardson 

Town of Apex - Vacant 

Town of Cary - Vacant 

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Staff Liaison

Thanh Schado - Transportation Planner

(919) 542-8207 
Thanh.Schado@chathamcountync.gov