Mayor looking to fill empty Ballard board position

Mayor Greg Nickels is looking to fill a spot on the Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board. The seven-member board regulates all proposed changes to the exteriors of buildings and public rights-of-way within the district so the structures maintain the historical and architectural values. The Department of Neighborhoods website describes the buildings along Ballard Avenue as ones that “embody the distinctive characteristics of modest commercial architecture from the 1890s through the 1940s, creating a sense that the street is almost suspended in time.” The chosen candidate will be either a Ballard historian or someone who has demonstrated interest in the community. Board meetings are on the first Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. The unpaid board members need to commit two to four hours a month to board business. Those wishing to be considered need to send a letter of interest to Healther McAuliffe (heather.mcauliffe@seattle.gov) by May 15th.