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Spokane council reviews resolution affirming MLK Day and Juneteenth after National Park Service change

Public Infrastructure and Environmental Sustainability Committee · December 15, 2025

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Summary

Council staff presented a resolution affirming the importance of cultural celebrations and specifically naming Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth after the National Park Service removed free‑admission recognition for those days; councilmembers debated whether the title should be broader or explicitly name the two days.

City staff introduced a resolution Dec. 15 intended to affirm Spokane’s support for cultural celebrations and to call attention to recent National Park Service changes affecting free admission recognition for select days.

Alex Givolisco (manager of equity and inclusion initiatives) and Lisa Gardner (communications director) explained the…

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