FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 1, 2014

MEDIA CONTACT
Lihuang Wung, Staff Liaison, lwung@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-5682

City Council Seeks Applicants for the Planning Commission

The Tacoma City Council is looking to fill the Environmental Community and Public Transportation positions on the Planning Commission.

The Planning Commission develops and updates the Comprehensive Plan and its elements; formulates effective and efficient land use and development regulations and processes that implement the Comprehensive Plan; and reviews various planning issues, such as area-wide zoning reclassifications, moratoria, interim zoning, pre-annexation planning, historic district designation, urban design, and transportation and capital facilities programs.

The Planning Commission consists of nine members appointed by the City Council for three-year terms.  All members must be residents of Tacoma. Commission meetings occur the first and third Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m.

For additional information on the Planning Commission, please visit their website or contact Lihuang Wung in Planning and Development Services at (253) 591-5682.

Applications must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office by Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. To apply, please visit cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication or contact Linnea Meredith at (253) 591-5178 in the City Clerk’s Office (Tacoma Municipal Building North, Room 11, 733 Market St., Tacoma, WA 98402).