The City of Maple Valley is recruiting up to three voting members and one non-voting alternate position to serve on the city’s Parks & Recreation Commission. The alternate position is a non-voting position and serves to fill vacancies that occur other than through term expiration.

The seven-member commission meets at least bi-monthly, on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake Wilderness Lodge.

Appointment to the commission shall be made by the mayor, with confirmation by the city council. Applicants must be residents of the city of Maple Valley. Appointees shall serve three-year terms expiring on December 31, 2016.

The volunteers selected to serve on the commission will work with city staff as it studies matters pertaining to parks, open space, natural areas, trails, and recreational facilities and programs for the purposes of informing, advising or recommending certain actions to the city council.

Interested parties can download the application from the city’s website at www.maplevalleywa.gov or stop by City Hall, 22017 SE Wax Road, Suite 200, or the Maple Valley Parks & Recreation Department (located at the Lake Wilderness Lodge), 22500 SE 248th St. to fill out an application.

The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. April 7. Applicants will be requested to meet with the mayor, deputy mayor, and parks & recreation director for a short interview.