The City of Tacoma’s Planning Commission has a vacant position available for citizens residing in Council District No. 1 (West End and North End), for a term to expire on June 30, 2014. The map of District 1 can be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office or viewed at http://www.cityoftacoma.org/Page.aspx?nid=56 . The Planning Commission advises the City Council on issues related to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, mixed-use centers development, land use and development regulations, transportation, capital facilities and other long- and short-range planning studies. The Planning Commission meets at 4 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month in Room 16, Tacoma Municipal Building North, 733 Market St. To apply, contact Cindy DeGrosse, Mayor’s Office, 747 Market Street, Room 1200, Tacoma, WA 98402, (253) 594-7848, or visit http://www.cityoftacoma.org/Page.aspx?hid=1834 . To ensure consideration, applications are due no later than Fri., Sept. 16, 2011.