Planning commission seeking to fill vacancy

GRAVETTE -- Announcement has been made that a vacancy exists on the Gravette planning commission due to the resignation of Ashley Harris at the June 16 meeting. Applicants are being sought to fill the vacancy.

Applicants must live within the city limits or within the planning jurisdiction of the city of Gravette. They must be available to attend the regular meetings which are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. The term for this position will end in June 2021.

Interested applicants should email a resume and cover letter to [email protected] or drop them off at City Hall, located at 604 First Avenue S.E. Further details about the position may be obtained by reading city ordinance #16-10 regarding the planning commission. Applications are due by Friday, June 26, at 1 p.m.

The purpose of the planning commission, as set forth in state law, is to prepare, or have prepared, a plan of the municipality; receive and make recommendations on public and private proposals for development; prepare and administer planning regulations; prepare and transmit to the legislative body recommended ordinances implementing plans; and advise and counsel the city government and other public bodies.