SEQUIM — For the second time in a month, the city is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission after its chairwoman for the past seven years abruptly announced her resignation Tuesday night.
Troye Jarmuth, the longest-tenured member of the seven-member panel, made Tuesday night’s commission meeting her last, saying she had wearied of what she called an increasing workload of setting design and planning standards for the rapidly growing city.
Her departure follows that of commission member Richard Petit, who announced he was stepping down in December.
John Bridge, who served as the commission’s vice chairman, will take over until the panel’s next meeting in February, when a new chairperson will be selected.
“I’m just getting tired,” Jarmuth said Wednesday.
“I could just tell by my effort the last eight months that I was losing speed. It’s time for somebody with some more energy to move up front.”
Workload evolves
The workload on the commission has evolved since the Sequim native was recruited to join seven years ago as the city was developing its current comprehensive plan, she said.
In 1998, the panel was mostly concerned with developing codes for use by the Planning Department.
By late 2000, development issues had started to push their way to the fore — where they’ve stayed ever since.
