Committees

The Stark County Regional Planning Commission’s membership is comprised of representatives from cities, villages, townships, and other units of county government. The following units have representation on the Commission:

Stark County Regional Planning Commission Members - 2026

CITY MEMBERS	VILLAGE MEMBERS	TOWNSHIP MEMBERS
Alliance Andrew Grove,MayorPete Wearstler Canton William Sherer II, MayorChris Barnes, Engineer Donn Angus Peter Zahirsky J.R. Rinaldi Cassie Pearson, alt Canal Fulton Joe Schultz, Mayor Louisville Corey Street, Mayor Dave Mayle Andrew Turowski, alt. Massillon Jamie Slutz, MayorJason Haines, alt. Ted Herncane, alt.Lori Kotagides-Boron, alt. North Canton Matthew Stroia, MayorRob Graham, Engineer	Beach City Mary Beth Yoder, Mayor Brewster Charles Hawk, Mayor East Canton David Spencer, Mayor East Sparta Donald Stropki, Mayor Hartville Cynthia Billings, Mayor Hills & Dales Mark Samolczyk, Mayor Magnolia Travis Boyd, Mayor Meyers Lake Mike Labriola, Mayor Minerva Aaron Stoller Navarre Justin Cline, Mayor Waynesburg Douglas Welch, Mayor Wilmot Benjamin Slabaugh, Mayor	Bethlehem Scott Borojevich Canton Mark Shaffer Chris Nichols Jackson Todd Hawke Justin Hardesty John Pizzino Joni Poindexter, alt. Mike Vaccaro, alt. Lake John Arnold Sue Grabowski Jeremy Yoder Lawrence Patricia Boser Keith Blowers Douglas Swartz, alt. Lexington Jerry Moffett Marlboro Wayne Schillig Nimishillen Jeff Cleveland Mark Thomas Jennifer Leone, alt. Osnaburg Cliff Varian Randall Pero, alt. Perry Jeff Wytsell Bill Watson Ralph DeChiara, Jr. Pike Douglas Baum Plain Brook Harless Scott Haws John Sabo Lisa Campbell, alt. Sandy Washington Merrit Boyce

COUNTY OFFICE MEMBERS
Commissioners Alan Harold Richard Regula William Smith Administrator Brant Luther County-at-Large Appointments Bob Leach David McAlister Tony Peldunas Bob Sanderson Kris Vincent David Thorley	Sanitary Engineer Jim Troike Tom Davis, alt. Engineer Keith Bennett Health Commissioner Kirk Norris Todd Paulus, alt.	Prosecutor Kyle Stone Park District Dan Moeglin Derek Gordon, alt. CAC Chairman

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Stark County Regional Planning consists of the following:

Dave Thorley, President Dan Moeglin, Vice President Bob Nau, Secretary Richard Regula, County Commissioner Kyle Stone, County Prosecutor       Mayor William Sherer II, City of Canton       Donn Angus, alt. Mayor Andrew Grove, City of Alliance        Pete Wearstler, alt. Mayor Jamie Slutz, City of Massillon     Ted Herncane, alt. Wayne Schillig, Marlboro Township       Kris Vincent, alt. Bob Leach, County-at-Large David McAlister, County-at-Large Anthony Peldunas, County-at-Large Bob Sanderson, County-at-Large

The Subdivision Review Subcommittee meets monthly to review and make recommendations to the Regional Planning Commission on subdivision matters. 

• Vincent Mueser, City of Alliance
• Matt Bailey, City of Canton
• Jason Haines, City of Massillon
• Todd Paulus, SC Health Department
• Michael Chapin, SC Engineer
• James Troike, SC Sanitary Engineer
• Tom Davis, alt.
• Julie Berbari, Stark Soil & Water Conservation District
• Mark Cozy, RPC Member
• (Plus any interested RPC member)

Three committees and the staff comprise the organization of SCATS.  They are the Policy Committee, the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and the Citizens Advisory Council (CAC). 

POLICY COMMITTEE

The Policy Committee is comprised of county officials, mayors, a township representative and representatives from Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA), the TAC Chair and the CAC Vice-Chair.  This committee is responsible for the basic non-technical policies, adopts the Transportation Plan and Transportation Improvement Program and approves the budget.

Citizens’ Advisory Council (Vice Chair) City of Alliance Andrew Grove, Mayor Vincent Mueser, alt. City of Canal Fulton Joe Schultz, Mayor Mark Cozy, alt. Dan Bucher, alt. City of Canton William Sherer, II, Mayor Chris Barnes, Engineer John Highman, Chair Doug Harris, alt. Nick Loukas, alt. Rob Sobnosky, alt. City of Louisville Dan Millsap City of Massillon Jamie Slutz, Mayor Greg McCue, alt. Alex Pitts, alt. City of North Canton Matt Stroia, Mayor Jason Segedy TAC Committee Chairman Robert Graham

ODOT District 4 Gery Noirot, Deputy Director Lauren Phillis, alt. Chad Root, alt. Stark Area RTA Ronald Macala, President Kirt Conrad, alt. Michael Brand, alt. Emily Kimble, alt. Chris Tyson, alt. Stark County Engineer Keith Bennett, Engineer Brian Cole, alt. Stark County Commissioners Alan Harold Richard Regula William Smith Brant Luther, alt. Chris Nichols, alt. Stark County Park District Bill Bryan, Park Board Chairman Dan Moeglin, 1st alt. Sarah Buell, 2nd alt. Stark County Township Association Appts. Gerald Hollinger Village Mayors Appointment  Vacant

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

The Policy Committee is assisted by the Technical Advisory Committee, which reviews technical decisions and is composed of professionals in the fields of traffic, engineering, transportation, planning and mass transit.

Alliance City Engineer Vincent Mueser Canton City Engineer Chris Barnes Canton Traffic Engineer Nick Loukas Canton Air Pollution Division Terri Dzienis Linda Morckel, alt. Louisville Representative Dan Millsap Canal Fulton Mark Cozy Dan Bucher, Jr., alt. Massillon City Engineer Alex Pitts Greg McCue, alt.  North Canton Engineer Robert Graham, Chair

SARTA Kirt Conrad Chris Tyson, alt. Stark County Engineer Keith Bennett Stark County Highway Engineer Brian Cole Stark County Traffic Engineer Jason Manson Stark County Park District Dan Moeglin Sarah Buell, alt. SCRPC Bob Nau Akron/Canton Airport Director Renato Camacho ODOT Gery Noirot Chad Root, alt. Lauren Phillis, alt.

The Citizens' Advisory Council

The Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) was formed in 1974 as an advisory committee of the Stark County Regional Planning Commission and SCATS.  The purpose of the Citizens’ Advisory Council is to foster and maintain communications between SCRPC/SCATS and various representations from the community and to obtain community thoughts on, as well as interest in, plans and goals of SCRPC/SCATS.   To achieve these purposes, the CAC and/or its Committees perform the following functions:

• Plan programs and serve as a forum for community involvement in the activities of SCRPC/SCATS.
• Study and recommend policies to SCRPC/SCATS.
• Evaluate and comment on SCRPC/SCATS studies, reports, and plans.
• Generally disseminate official information about plans and/or decisions.
• Develop and promote cooperation with other citizen action groups.
• Advise the Regional Planning Commission.

The membership of the Council includes any citizen of Stark County or any citizen so situated that the citizen is, or could be, affected directly or indirectly by any decision or policy of the SCRPC.

View our Public Involvement Process here.

To be placed on the mailing list to receive notices of the meeting, contact the RPC office.

The District 19 Natural Resources Assistance Council oversees the Clean Ohio Conservation Program in Stark County and distributes funds to local communities and non-profit organizations to protect open space.  NRAC consists of the following representatives:

County Park District Dan Moeglin Soil & Water Conservation District Dan Kunz Political Subdivision Mark Cozy Doug FoltzRob Steinberg Conservation/Environmental Joe Leslie Michael Rekstis

OPWC Member Bob Sanderson William Gaberle Agricultural Representative Brenda Griffith Local Business, Realtor or Planning Agency Tony Peldunas

The District 19 Public Works Integrating Committee was created to assist in financing local public infrastructure improvements under the State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP) and Local Transportation Improvements Program (LTIP).  The Committee consists of representatives from the following:

Largest Municipal Corporation (City of Canton) John Highman Tyler Converse, alt. Chris BarnesDoug Harris, alt. Other Municipal Corporations Alex Pitts Dan Millsap, alt. Vacancy Mike Miller, alt. Private Industry (OPWC appointed) Bob Sanderson

Stark County Commissioners Keith Bennett, Chairman Brant Luther Curtis Bungard, alt. Board of Township Trustees George Kiko Jennifer Leone, alt. Tim Regula T. Renee Veselenak, alt.