Ethan Collier, a prolific Chattanooga home builder, is out as chair of a regional zoning board after more than a decade in the role.
He’ll be replaced with a consensus pick by Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp and Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly.
“We appreciate his service,” Haley Burton, press secretary for Wamp, said by email. “We are working with Mayor Kelly to appoint a new chairman who has demonstrated the ability to lead productive public meetings, bring decorum to the commission and treat every citizen with respect throughout the planning process.”
Kelly’s spokesperson, Stephanie Cepak, issued a similar statement regarding the mayors.
“The two of them continue to pursue a candidate capable of running meetings with the public that produce effective results for our community,” Cepak said by email.