SALEM, OR - Join a group of people who can affect what gets built -- and what doesn't -- next to cities, near a favorite fishing hole, along I-5 and the Willamette River, in the fields and orchards, and all the way up to the Santiam Pass.
The nine-member Marion County Planning Commission has two vacancies to be filled by residents interested in shaping land use policies and development. To maintain geographic representation, preference will be given for persons living in the St. Paul, Stayton, and Santiam Canyon areas.
Members are appointed by the Marion County Board of Commissioners to serve four-year terms. The commission usually meets five or six times a year on the first or third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Senator Hearing Room at Courthouse Square Building, 555 Court Street NE, Salem, Oregon.
The commission reviews subdivision applications, amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and zone codes, and special projects with recommendations to the board of commissioners for action.
Application forms are available at the Marion County Business Services Office, 555 Court Street NE, 4th Floor, Salem or online at http://www.co.marion.or.us/BS/VOL/Pages/default.aspx. Applicants should be at least 18 years old and residents of Marion County.
For more information or to receive an application by mail, contact Tami Amala, Marion County Planning Division, at 503-566-4166 or by e-mail at tamala@co.marion.or.us.
