EPHRATA - The Grant County Board of Commissioners is looking for citizens of Grant County to serve a one-year term on the Grant County Current Use Advisory Committee.

Grant County created this committee pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 84.34.145.

Committee members act in an advisory role to the county assessor in implementing assessment guidelines as established by the Department of Revenue for the assessment of open space, farms and agricultural lands and timber lands classified under this chapter.

There is no compensation for serving on this volunteer committee. Meetings are held annually in January in the Commissioners Hearing room at the Courthouse in Ephrata.

Special meetings are scheduled on an as-needed basis.

An application must be completed and can be found at www.grantcountyweb.com under the "Important Announcements" heading, as well as www.grantcountyweb.com/BOCC/Media-PR/.

For further information please contact Pam Hill at 509-754-2011 ext. 307 or phill@co.grant.wa.us. Applications will be accepted until October 31, 2012.