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<br />Albert M. Benshoff graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Natural <br />Resources in 1976 and a Master’s in Regional Planning in 1982. For the next twelve years he <br />worked as a planner, first for the Beaufort County, S.C. Planning Commission, then, beginning <br />in 1985 for Cary, NC. Mr. Benshoff edited and oversaw the adoption of the first Cary UDO, the <br />adoption of several comprehensive plans, and the construction of the first five miles of Town <br />greenway. While working in Cary, he attended the evening law program at NCCU School of <br />Law in Durham, NC. Mr. Benshoff was licensed in 1994. After that, he became the City <br />Attorney for Lumberton, NC until 2003 when he became the Concord, NC City Attorney. Mr. <br />Benshoff retired from public service in June 2014. He joined the Brough Law Firm <br />immediately following retirement. <br /> <br />While in Concord Mr. Benshoff coordinated the defense to a zoning challenge to the new <br />Cabarrus County jail, edited the 2005 edition of the Concord Development Ordinance, helped to <br />obtain and defend the Inter-Basin Transfer Permits from the Yadkin and Catawba Rivers to <br />Concord and Kannapolis, provided legal services for the redevelopment of “Brownfield” sites, <br />community development and the construction of the joint Albemarle-Concord-Kannapolis water <br />pipeline. <br /> <br />In addition to North Carolina, Mr. Benshoff is licensed in U.S. federal courts in the Eastern, <br />Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina, and the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. <br />Mr. Benshoff is a member of the American Bar Association and North Carolina Bar <br />Associations. <br /> <br />Chad Meadows is founder and principal of CodeWright Planners, LLC. He has spent the last <br />twenty years drafting and illustrating award-winning land use regulations, creating growth <br />management plans, and providing planning support for a variety of municipalities across the <br />United States. Mr. Meadows takes a pragmatic and comprehensive approach to solving planning <br />issues and has conducted complex projects as a public sector planner and as a private <br />consultant. An expert in development regulations, Chad is passionate about producing the <br />highest quality codes and plans for his clients and is driven by a desire to continuously improve, <br />learn, and share his knowledge. <br /> <br />As a public sector planner, Mr. Meadows worked in the Portland Bureau of Planning, served as <br />Senior Comprehensive Planner in the Florida Keys, and oversaw the Land Development <br />Ordinance Update in Cary, North Carolina. His breadth of experience includes working on <br />growth management and adequate public facilities issues, long range planning, and entitlements. <br />Prior to founding CodeWright, he spent a decade drafting and illustrating codes for a national <br />land use consulting firm, and co-authored The Rules that Shape Urban Form. Mr. Meadows <br />founded CodeWright Planners in 2014 to focus on providing code drafting services to towns, <br />cities, and counties throughout the Southeast. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: A1F5D787-CF04-42FF-9D4E-831FEF4E4A3D