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Applicant Lee Williams describes neighborhood-focused approach for Park Board seat
Summary
Lee Williams, applying for a Spokane Park Board seat, told the City Council she has three decades of nonprofit management experience and emphasized neighborhood-led stewardship, support for daytime park use but not overnight camping, and outreach to create more "Friends of" groups and Adopt-a-Park volunteers.
Lee Williams, an applicant for a Spokane Park Board seat, told the City Council on June 2 that she has lived in Spokane since 1981 and has spent about 30 years working in the nonprofit sector, including serving as CEO of Community Minded Enterprises until retiring in 2022.
Williams said she applied to the park board to bring experience in creating “systems and spaces for children and families” and to help neighborhood groups coordinate across the city. “I actually have been here in Spokane since 1981, so I feel like Spokane is my hometown,” Williams said. She added that she has been working with…
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