Meet the new Planning Director at the April RBCA meeting

By Tom Petersen

The City of Shoreline's new Director of Planning and Community Development, Rachael Markle, will introduce herself to Richmond Beach at the April neighborhood meeting. Markle was chosen to succeed Joe Tovar, who left the city at the end of last year.

Markle has been with the city for 14 of her 17 years as a professional in the field of planning and community development. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and her experience includes 7 years on the city's code enforcement officer team and working on the permitting process for Brightwater.

Richmond Beach will have a keen interest in Markle's work and will get to know her well, as she will be deeply involved in the Point Wells issue. Her predecessor fought long and hard on Shoreline's behalf and always made himself available to meet with the RBCA, speak to the public, and explain the situation to all who called or wrote.

The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, in the basement of the Richmond Beach Congregational Church at the corner of 15th Avenue NW and Richmond beach Road.