A retired school social worker and active environmentalist is making a bid for one of three seats on the Lawrence City Commission.

Carey Maynard-Moody filed the necessary paperwork with the city clerk’s office this afternoon. Maynard-Moody, who has been a longtime volunteer of the local chapter of the Sierra Club, said she’ll campaign on bringing more companies that are in the business of promoting or producing environmentally-friendly products to Lawrence.

“It could be green growth,” Maynard-Moody said. “I do think Lawrence could be a hot spot for that.”

Maynard-Moody, 62, said she also wants to focus on promoting neighborhood and community participation in planning decisions.

Maynard-Moody became the fifth person to file for one of the three at-large seats. The election will be April 3. If more than six people file, there will be a primary Feb. 27. Candidates have until noon Jan. 23 to file.