Samantha Wohlfeil

W hether you've lived in Spokane all your life or recently moved here, chances are you've heard the names of some neighborhoods in the city. The northeast is known for Hillyard. East Central is the gateway from Spokane Valley and communities to the east. But there are likely neighborhoods you wouldn't be able to label on a map at trivia night. "Downtown?" That's officially "Riverside." You probably know Shiloh Hills, which was only formally recognized in 2016, as the north commercial part of the city, next to the Y at Division and Newport Highway.

Shannon Benn, Neighborhood Council Chair Benn has lived in Minnehaha for 24 years and has been a member of the neighborhood council since 2016.

Andrew Hoye, Neighborhood Council Treasurer Hoye has been active in the Southgate Neighborhood Council for 14 years and has lived in Southgate for 27 years.

Joe Carter, Neighborhood Council Chair Carter has lived in Hillyard for two decades and been neighborhood chair for about eight years.

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