Ten Reasons Why

Brickworks Old and New – Contributed photo

The Town of Friday Harbor has a vacancy on the Historic Preservation Review Board and here are Ten Reasons Why you should serve:

1. You love old buildings and local history.
2. You live on San Juan Island (bonus points if you live in Friday Harbor)!
3. You understand that preserving historic buildings is the original sustainable “green” building strategy.
4. In your current or past career, you were an architect, a planner, or a historic preservation professional. (Ideal qualifications, not required.)
5. You live in, work in, or own a historic building and think it should be on the local Landmark Register. (Ideal qualifications, not required.)
6. It makes you happy to watch as historic buildings get rehabilitated.
7. You believe that Friday Harbor’s small town, authentic sense of place is one of its most important attributes.
8. You enjoy community service.
9. You like analytical thinking, nuanced architectural detail, and collective decision-making.
10. You’d be proud to look back one day and know that you helped to facilitate this kind of contribution to the community:

For more information about the Historic Preservation Review Board, and to apply for the open board position, contact Sandy Strehlou, 360.622.2037 or sstrehlou [@] fridayharbor.org.

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