New Planning Commissioner appointed

The City Council on Monday appointed a new Planning Commissioner to finish the term of Ray Johnson, who recently died after a long battle with cancer.

Petaluma resident and structural engineer Gina Benedetti-Petnic was appointed on a 5-2 vote to finish the open term which runs through June 30, 2014.

Benedetti-Petnic will actually finish Alicia Kae Herries' term, which Herries resigned from earlier this year because she relocated outside of Petaluma city limits.

Originally, Commissioner J.T. Wick was filling Herries' spot on the board, but he will now fill Johnson's longer term through June 2016.

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