City Departments

Planning Department

Transportation Planning

Transportation Advisory Committee

What is the TAC?

The TAC is the governing policy board for the Gaston MPO. Membership includes elected officials from each of the participating jurisdictions, the area’s representative on the Board of Transportation, an advisory non-voting member from FHWA, and other members as may be designated by the MOU. The Transportation Advisory Committee provides policy direction for the planning process, facilitates communication and coordination among the member jurisdictions and guides the development of a comprehensive multi-modal transportation program for the urban area. The Transportation Advisory Committee directs the 3-C process through its annual review and approval of the Planning Work Program (PWP); the MPO’s local Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP), and through review and approval of changes to the Urban Area Transportation Plan.

The TAC meets the fourth Tuesday of every other month at 6:30 p.m. For more information on location, please call 704-866-6837.

TAC Bylaws

Who Are They?

Transportation Advisory Committee Members 2006

City of Belmont

Primary	Alternate
Irl Dixon Councilperson 103 South Fork Dr. Belmont, NC 28012 704.825.2148 (h) email: irldixon@msn.com	Charles Flowers Councilperson P.O. Box 431 Belmont, NC 28012 704.825.9146(h)

City of Bessemer City

Primary	Alternate
Jim Long, Councilperson TAC Chairperson 206 E. Maine Avenue Bessemer City, NC 28016 City Hall: 704.629.2298 704.747.4437 (c) 704.864.3722 (o) 704.629.3606 (h) Jamesincarolina@yahoo.com	Wayne Massagee Councilperson 107 Windward Dr. Bessemer City, NC 28016 City Hall: 704.629.2238 704.629.0794 (h)

Town of Cramerton

Primary

Alternate

Ronald Murphy, Mayor

TAC Vice-Chair
104 Lakewood Road
Belmont, NC 28012
704.825-3333 (h)

Jacque Sumner
Commissioner
410 Major Run
Cramerton, NC 28032
704.824.4337 (h)

Town of Dallas

Primary	Alternate
Rick Coleman Mayor 606 Brookgreen Dr. Dallas, NC 28034 704.922.4991 (h) 704.922.5695 (o) email: rcdc18@aol.com	Hoyle Withers Alderman P.O. Box 368 Dallas, NC 28034 704.922.9776 (o)

Gaston County

Primary	Alternate
Joe Carpenter Gaston County Commissioner P.O. 1578 Gastonia, NC 28053-1578 704.867.1424 (o) 704.867.7716 (h) 704.867.1764(f) email: kingspinnacle@aol.com	Mickey Price Gaston County Commissioner 402 Glen Arbor Dr. Belmont, NC 28012 704.825.8280 (h) 704.825.3282 (o) email: mprice16@carolina.rr.com

City of Gastonia

Primary

Alternate

James Watson
Councilperson
2033 Taylor Dr.
Gastonia, NC 28052
704.866.6720 (o)
704.864.6276 (h)

email: watsonw6@quik.com

Dave Kirlin
Councilperson
2600 Thomas Trail
Gastonia, NC 28054
City Hall: 704.866.6719
704.861.0425 (o)
email: dkirlin13@earthlink.net

John Howren, Jr.

Councilperson

311 W. 6th Avenue

Gastonia, NC 28052

704.868.9487 (o)

704.868.8745 (h)
email: johnpvnc@aol.com

City of Lowell

Primary

Alternate

Charles "Chad" Hawkins
Councilperson
1302 N. Main St.
Lowell, NC 28098
City Hall: 704.824.3518
704.860-4523 (o)
704.823.7754 (h)

Martha Burris

Councilperson

1302 N. Main St.

Lowell, NC 28098

704.824.3518 (o)

Town of McAdenville

Primary

Alternate

Daniel W. Rankin
Councilperson
P.O. Box 70
McAdenville, NC 28101
City Hall: 704.824.3190
704.824.3551 x 502 (o)
704.824.3689 (h)

email:

dwrankin53@yahoo.com

Sheila Sheppard
Town Clerk
P. O. Box 9
McAdenville, NC 28101
City Hall: 704.824.3190

email: McAdnville@aol.com

City of Mt. Holly

Primary	Alternate
Phyllis Harris Councilperson 229 Rose Street Mount Holly, NC 28120 704.827.8582 (h)	David Moore Councilperson 223 Glendale Ave. Mount Holly, NC 28120 704.827.0095 (o) 704.827.2961(h)

Town of Ranlo

Primary

Alternate

Lynn Black

Commissioner

1624 Spencer Mountain Rd.

Ranlo, NC 28054
704.824.3461 (o)

Effie Locklear

Commissioner

2412 Essen Ln.

Gastonia, NC 28054

704.824.3461 (o)

Town of Spencer Mountain

Primary

Alternate

Eugenia Dellinger

Town Clerk

1703 Old Hickory Grove Rd.

Mt. Holly, NC 28120

704.827.9457 (h)

Town of Stanley

Primary	Alternate
Daniel K. Hawley Councilperson 117 Ethel Dr. Stanley, NC 28164 704.866.3397(o) 704.263.9819(h)	Judy Stroupe Councilperson P.O. Box 174 Stanley, NC 28164 704.263.4105 (h)