District 5 Residents Urged to Apply for Planning Commission Vacancy by Oct. 11

The Planning Commission has an opening available for a Tacoma resident residing in Council District 5 (west of McKinley Avenue and south of 56th Street). This person would fill an unexpired term effective upon appointment by the City Council through June 30, 2015. 

The Planning Commission advises the City Council on issues related to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, mixed-use centers development, land use and development regulations, transportation, capital facilities and other planning studies. Members meet at 4 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month in Tacoma Municipal Building North (733 Market St, Room 16).

Additional information on the Planning Commission is available online or through Lihuang Wung, in Planning and Development Services, at (253) 591-5682.

Applications must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office by Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. To apply, please visit cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication or contact Linnea Meredith at (253) 591-5505 in the City Clerk’s Office (Tacoma Municipal Building Room 220, 747 Market St., Tacoma, WA 98402).