Briefs

Planning board

seeks member

The city of Edmonds is seeking residents interested in participating on the Edmonds Planning Board.

The Planning Board serves as an advisory board to the City Council on rezones, comprehensive planning, Community Development Code amendments, and other land use issues.

The Planning Board meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in the Public Safety Complex. Volunteer board members serve for a four-year term and are eligible for appointment to a second four-year term.

Interested residents within the city of Edmonds may pick up an application at the reception desk in the lobby of City Hall located at 121 Fifth Ave. N., or call 425-771-0247 to receive an application by mail.

Applications must be submitted by 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20. Recommended candidates will be interviewed by the mayor, who will make the appointment with City Council confirmation.

Design Board

has vacancy

The city of Edmonds is currently accepting applications to fill the position of layman on the Architectural Design Board.

This is a volunteer position and requires the appointed board member to attend one evening meeting at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month in the Public Safety Complex.

The ADB serves as an advisory board to the City Council on proposed multiple-family and commercial developments including site, landscape, and building design. The appointed board member must reside within city limits.

Applications can be obtained at Edmonds City Hall, 121 Fifth Avenue N., or by calling 425-771-0247. Application deadline is 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 13.

Rotarians go

to Thailand

Officials of the noon Edmonds Rotary Club have departed on a humanitarian mission to Thailand.

President-elect Elizabeth Crouch, International Service Director Sherry Ramm and International Service Director-elect Carol Kinney are accompanying Kaynee Swenson, club member and owner of the Royal Palm Thai Restaurant in Seattle.

The Edmonds Club has established a close relationship with Bangkok Rotarians during the past year in preparation for this mission. Under the International Program of the Edmonds club, they will be presenting scholarships to several needy Thai children.

They are also bringing clothes and other necessities to help several families.

These efforts are part of the ongoing international program of providing assistance for people throughout the world.

Historical panel

elects officers

At its regular January meeting, the Edmonds Historic Preservation Commission elected Gregg Arnold as chairman and Stephen Waite as vice chairman for the year 2004.

Over the past 30 years, Arnold has held upper management and marketing positions with several major corporations, including General Mills, advertising agencies such as Young &Rubicam, and cruise lines.

He currently works with many small and medium-size businesses on maximizing their resources through marketing pro grains. In addition to his chairman’s duties, Arnold serves on the Commission’s Communications subcommittee.

Stephen Waite is a principal of Waite Architects in Edmonds. In the early ’70s, he was a student of architectural history and preservation in England, presenting lectures in Asia and Europe.

An original member of the Mayor’s Historic Preservation Advisory Board, Waite is a specialist in scientific preservation and a member of the International Council of Monuments and Sites of UNESCO. He serves on the Commission’s Incentives Subcommittee.

Other members of the Edmonds Historic Preservation Commission are: outgoing Chair Darrell Marmion, Charles LeWarne, Ed Baker, Barbara Kindness, and City Council President Michael Plunkett. Meetings are held 3:30-5 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Edmonds City Hall and are open to the public. For more information, call 425-771-0220.