Henry County Commission Chair June Wood was appointed this week to the role of Vice Chair of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s (ARC) Transportation and Air Quality Committee.

  Wood, who had been serving as a committee member, said she was honored by the designation and looks forward to helping lead the team in the coming year.

  “I look forward to serving on the Transportation and Air Quality Committee in my new role and collaborating with other members and partners on recommendations to address important issues facing our region,” she said. “Transportation is definitely a top priority in Henry County.”

  The 35-member Transportation and Air Quality Committee serves as the transportation policy committee of the ARC board and represents an 18-county Metropolitan Planning Organization.   The committee works to develop consensus among ARC, MARTA, the Georgia DOT, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, and submits recommendations directly to ARC.