Policy Committee
The SPATS Policy Committee is the decision making body of the Spartanburg Area Transportation Study. Responsible for coordinating basic policies of the transportation planning process and plan implementation, the SPATS Policy Committee determines priorities of transportation projects and approves the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the Long Range Transportation Plan, and the Unified Planning Work Program. It is primarily comprised of elected officials representing municipal, county and state governing bodies within the study area. The Policy Committee meets four times a year on the second Monday of February, June, August, and November.
Junie White, Mayor, City of Spartanburg, Chair
Representative Eddie Talon, Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation, First Vice-Chair
Jeff Horton, Chair, Spartanburg County Council, Second Vice-Chair
Mike Forrester, Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation
Max Cash, Mayor of Chesnee
Dale Culbreth, Spartanburg County Council
Sterling Anderson, Spartanburg City Council
Bo Cantrell, Mayor of Inman
John Hamby, Mayor of Duncan
Mike Hamrick, Mayor of Cowpens
Julian Hankinson, Private Sector Representative
Elaine Harris, Mayor of Pacolet
Whit Kennedy, Spartanburg County Planning Commission
O’Neal Mintz, Spartanburg County Council
Bill Painter, Spartanburg County Transportation (C-Fund) Committee, Chair
Tommy Watson, Mayor of Wellford
Cullen Pitts, City of Spartanburg Planning Commission
Rodney Turner, Mayor of Lyman
Woodrow W. Willard, Jr., Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Johnny Edwards, SCDOT Commissioner
Senior SPATS Staff Member: Jim D’Amato
Ex-Officio Members:
John Walsh, State Highway Engineer
Robert L. Lee, FHWA Division Administrator
