The city of Port Orchard is accepting letters of interest from residents wishing to serve on its Planning Commission, Design Review Board and Building Board of Appeals.
All three are volunteer advisory boards that carry considerable clout. The Planning Commission advises the City Council on land use policies. The Design Review Board oversees the aesthetics and amenities of proposed construction projects in the downtown area.
The Building Board of Appeals is actually more than an advisory board. Its members, with a two-thirds vote, can reverse or modify the decision of the city’s building official. This board meets infrequently on an as-needed basis, according to Senior Planner Jennifer Haro. The board, made up of individuals with expertise in the building industry, holds hearings open to the public to review appeals of building permit applications.
The city is looking for applicants who represent a cross section of the community and “who will use their best judgement in deciding upon the issue before them,” according to a news release.
Applications and brief volunteer job descriptions are available
at
www.cityofportorchard.us.
Applications are due by Friday. Mail to City Clerk Brandy
Rinearson, 216 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366 or email
cityclerk@cityofportorchard.us.
For more information, call (360) 876-4407.
Service to your city is rewarding and eye opening. I recommend that citizens participate in the civic service opportunity these positions provide.