Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANC) (ANC)

Bodies of local government in Washington DC. There are 37 ANCs. They consider a wide range of policies and programs affecting neighborhoods, including traffic, parking, recreation, street improvements, liquor licenses, zoning, economic development, police protection, sanitation and trash collection, and the District's annual budget. The ANCs are the body of government with the closest official ties to the people in a neighborhood.