Tom Barton covers breaking news for The Island Packet. He is a Davenport, Iowa, native and 2007 graduate of Iowa State University. Before coming to the Island Packet he worked as a reporter at The Des Moines Register. He moved to Bluffton in July 2010. | 
Brian Heffernan covers the Town of Hilton Head Island for The Island Packet. He is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism. | Town officials will begin meeting again this week on Wednesday to discuss a number topics you’ll see outlined below.
Happy New Year to all you town government agenda readers out there.
WEDNESDAY
Town of Hilton Head Island
Planning Commission: 9 a.m., council chambers, Town Hall
Agenda: Application for review of new traffic signal at the intersection of William Hilton Parkway at Queens Way
On the Web: www.hiltonheadislandsc.gov
THURSDAY
Town of Hilton Head Island
Public Facilities Committee: 3 p.m., council chambers, Town Hall
Agenda: S.C. Department of Transportation fiscal year 2013 federal match program grant agreement
On the Web: www.hiltonheadislandsc.gov
Town Council: 4 p.m., council chambers, Town Hall
Agenda: Consider recommendation of Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee; consider S.C. Department of Transportation fiscal year 2013 federal match program grant agreement: The program addresses four road resurfacing projects along Gumtree Road, Mathews Drive, Beach City Road and Folly Field Road.
On the Web: www.hiltonheadislandsc.gov
Follow reporter Brian Heffernan at twitter.com/IPBG_Brian.