Valley seeks new planning commissioner

Spokane Valley is seeking a volunteer to serve on the planning commission. The opening is for a vacated term that ends Dec. 31.

Candidates must be Spokane Valley residents. Planning commissioners are responsible for reviewing and making recommendations pertaining to long- and short-range plans for future development, the city’s Comprehensive Plan, Shoreline Master Program, development regulations, environmental protection, and a variety of other development-related topics.

The Planning Commission generally meets at Spokane Valley City Hall at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Commissioners are nominated by the mayor and confirmed by a majority vote of the City Council.

Application forms are available on the city’s website at www.spokanevalley.org/volunteer or at City Hall.

Completed applications must be received by 4 p.m. Monday, and must be submitted to: City of Spokane Valley, Attn: City Clerk Chris Bainbridge, 11707 E. Sprague Avenue, Suite 106, Spokane Valley, WA 99206

For more information, contact Bainbridge at cbainbridge@spokanevalley.org or (509) 720-5102.