At the Jan. 21 Sammamish City Council meeting, community members were chosen to serve on the Sammamish Planning Commission, the Sammamish Parks and Recreation Commission and the Sammamish Arts Commission.

Mayor Tom Vance said that he believes this is the best group of people who have applied for commission positions. The council filled out voting ballots for each position, with two possible votes for each category.

For planning commission positions, Frank Blau received five votes while Cynthia Krass and Melinda Wieder each received four. In a tiebreaker, Cynthia Krass came out on top. There were a total of six applicants. Blau and Krass will both serve on the city’s planning commission for the next four years.

With seven and six votes from the council, Doug Eglington and Ann Precup will serve on the parks and recreation commission for the next four years. There were three applicants for two open positions.

The council stated that as of Tuesday, Jan. 21, they had only received six applications or six art commission positions, so instead of voting on individuals they immediately went to a resolution welcoming those people into the committee.

Odell encouraged all the applicants who were not selected to stay engaged and involved in the community.