Palisades Neighborhood Association

Results for PNA Board 2026 – 2027 Election and Amended By-Laws Request

Published May 6, 2026

The Palisades Neighborhood Association annual elections concluded on April 9, 2026. In addition to electing the Board Chair and Area Representatives, attending neighbors voted on a proposed by-law amendment that would allow an interested party to fill a vacant board seat under the following conditions:

  1. The board seat has been vacant for more than six months.
  2. The interested neighbor resides within 200 yards of the subject area.
  3. All five endorsers reside within the subject area.

The proposed PNA by-law amendment was approved at the General Meeting.

Chris Durkee was re-elected as Chair of the PNA for the 2026–2027 term.

Congratulations to the following re-elected members of the PNA Board:

  • Area 1: Jon Thies
  • Area 2: Chuck Buck
  • Area 3: Elisa Williams
  • Area 4: Jenny Cherrytree
  • Area 5: Carrie Love
  • Area 8: Nancy Sage
  • Area 9: Meg Wilkinson
  • Area 10: Brice Secord
  • Area 11: Rob Heape
  • Area 12: David Westerdahl

Cyrus Lee will be voted into the Area 7 Board seat at the May 2026 meeting. Areas 6 and 13 currently remain open.

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Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) Project Coordinator

Primary Role:

  • Handles NEP grant applications, grant approvals, reviews receipts for reimbursement and is the single point of contact between the entire Palisades Neighborhood Association (PNA) and the City.
  • To be successfull in this role you should be organized, communicative.
  • Time commitment: From 8-12 hrs. throughout the year

Process:

  • Accepting NEP proposals: Anyone living in the Palisades Neighborhood Association can submit proposal(s) to the NEP Coordinator along with estimated costs throughout the year. They should follow the application guidelines and answer the questions related to their proposal.
  • PNA Board will Vote on Which Items To Include in our NEP Proposal: During the month of March PNA board meeting the NEP Coordinator asks the board to vote on the proposed item(s). NEP Coordinator encourages person(s) proposing the item(s) to attend the meeting to answer questions that might come up. The PNA board then votes on which items should be included in the NEP grant proposal.
  • Developing and Submitting the NEP Grant Proposalt: During the NEP grant proposal period (usually the month of May) the NEP Project Coordinator:
    • Fills out the NEP grant proposal application based on items approved by the PNA Board;
    • Gets sign offs from the PNA Chair
    • Submits the proposal form to the city in early May for the initial review process
    • Provides additional information requested by the city
    • Revises and submits the final application to the City by the deadline (typically May 31).

What Happens Next:

  • Iris McCaleb from the City forwards the NEP grant proposals to the grant review committee and then to the City Council who review it and awards certain grants.The NEP Coordinator will receive a letter of award from the City and will share it with the PNA Leadership Team.
  • As items are purchased from the approved grant list, the project close-out form is filled out by the person requesting reimbursement. They will attach digital copies of receipts and photos and then submit all to both the NEP Project Coordinator and the PNA Chair. The NEP Project Coordinator submits the reimbursement request to Iris at the City for reimbursement.
  • Reimbursement checks are then sent directly to the person who purchased the item(s).