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Spokane council approves 50-year lease of Highbridge Park land to American Indian Community Center
Summary
The Spokane City Council on Feb. 9 approved Ordinance C36836 to lease a portion of Highbridge Park to the American Indian Community Center for 50 years after widespread public support from tribal citizens and center leaders; council vote was 7-0.
The Spokane City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 9 to approve Ordinance C36836, granting a 50-year lease of a portion of Highbridge Park to the American Indian Community Center (AICC).
Speakers representing the AICC and tribal communities urged the council to approve the lease as a way to secure a permanent home for long-running services. "We have been forced to relocate and move 17 different times," said Margo Hill Ferguson, a Spokane tribal citizen and chair of the AICC board, recounting decades of disruptions to the center's operations. Linda Lauck, the AICC…
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