The year 2017 will have a momentous start for Inverness resident Wade Holland. In January he expects to walk out of his oculist’s office with a new prosthetic right eyeball—the result of a tumor he had three years ago—and in March he’ll turn 81. And in February, he’ll step down from his county position as planning commissioner for District 4, an appointment he’s held since 2004.
As a commissioner, Mr. Holland often heard appeals from…