SHORT COURSE ON PLANNING FOCUSED ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION

In coordination with the Washington State Department of Commerce, the Planning Association of Washington, and the Washington Cities Insurance Authority, the City of Olympia Heritage Commission hosts a Custom Short Course on Local Planning focusing on Historic Preservation and Downtown Revitalization.

Thursday, January 5, 2012 from 6:30 – 9:30 PM at the

Olympia City Hall – Room 112 at 601 4^th Avenue in Olympia, WA

The Short Course is a great training opportunity for Mayors, Council Members, Planning and Heritage Commission Members, Historic Preservation Board Members, Downtown Association Members, City Clerks and Staff, Administrators, Attorneys, Planning Consultants and Citizens to learn more about planning and community development, how goals and strategies can be integrated, and how to be effectively involved.   Two segments will be presented by volunteer professionals with expertise on the legal basis of planning in Washington, and integrating preservation and downtown revitalization with comprehensive planning and implementation.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND and there is NO CHARGE, but, registration is required.

Please go to www.wciapool.org and click “training schedule.” Click until you get to the month of the training, then click on the title of the training, A Short Course on Local Planning. Trainings are listed in order starting at the first of the month. Next click “sign up.” If you have never registered online before, please click “First Time Online Registration” and complete the participant form.  Create a User Name and Password that can be used for registering for future trainings. If you have registered before, enter your User Name and Password. Click “continue” and then click “confirm.”

REGISTRATION QUESTIONS? Maria Orozco at mariao@wciapool.org or 206-575-6046 ext. 241

SHORT COURSE INFORMATION: see the Short Course Web Page at www.commerce.wa.gov/growth or contact Janet Rogerson at janet.rogerson@commerce.wa.gov

Please forward this announcement to others who may be interested.  We hope to see you there!