Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)
The TAC consists of local elected officials and a North Carolina Board of Transportation member. The TAC establishes the goals, priorities, and objectives of the RPO, reviews and recommends changes to comprehensive transportation plans within its boundaries, reviews and approves an annual plan of work, and reviews and prioritizes transportation improvement projects for submission to NCDOT. The TAC membership is defined within the adopted MOU. As of 2013, TAC members are subject to the NC State ethics law. Please review the ethics requirements on http://www.ethicscommission.nc.gov/
See Foothill’s TAC membership below:
| Name | Appointed By |
| Brenda Vaughn | McDowell County |
| David Moore | Polk County |
| Michael Benfield | Rutherford County |
| Woody Ayers | City of Marion |
| Vacant | Town of Old Fort |
| Robert Williamson | Town of Columbus |
| Bill Ingham | Town of Tryon |
| Paul Marion | Town of Saluda |
| Vacant | Chimney Rock Village |
| David Eaker** | Town of Forest City |
| Mayor Carol Pritchett | Town of Lake Lure |
| Mayor Jimmy Dancy | Town of Rutherfordton |
| Vacant | Town of Spindale |
| William Clarke | BOT – Div. 13 |
** Chair