Elections for the Spenard Community Council officers and board members are held in February. Officers serve for one year.
NOTE: you can contact any of the officers listed below at spenardcc (at) gmail.com
Spenard Community Council
c/o Community Council Center
1057 West Fireweed Lane, Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99503
President
Sarah Preskitt
Email spenardcc (at) gmail.com
Phone 217-721-7294
Vice President
Matt Duncan
Phone 907-727-4481
Secretary
Margaret McDonagh
Treasurer
Julie Leonard
FCC Delegate
Irene Persson-Gamble
Matt Duncan
Auditors - two auditors and one backup
Irene Persson-Gamble
Margaret (Peggy) Auth
Barbara Lonsdale
President Emeritus
Lindsey Hajduk
The Spenard Community Council (SCC) is one of 38 councilsin Anchorage serving as the local governing body for theSpenard neighborhood.
Councilmembers are working to promote healthycommunity activities. Centered on Fish Creek, members are working to daylight the creek and celebrateits current connections like the newly repaved trail, and has hosted community events like Fish Creek Festivals and Trick or Treat Fish Creek. The SCC has worked to take a more proactive role inneighborhood design and permitting, as seen with upcoming pedestrian upgrades on Lois Drive and trailand connectivity updates to Ure Park.
The council also is navigating a changing business environment with an influx of cannabis establishments. The SCC has entered into a series of “Neighborhood Responsibility Plans” with cannabis and alcohol establishments as new permits are move forward to open lines of communication with theentities and the council.