Join King County Parks and Maple Valley Rotary leaders at a special groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a new picnic shelter near the Cedar River:
Noon, Monday, March 16
Fred Habenicht Maple Valley Rotary Park
Witte Road Southeast and SE 221st Street, Maple Valley
The new picnic shelter will be slightly less than 1,000 square feet in size, and includes a “green” roof that is planted with native vegetation to absorb rainfall reduce stormwater runoff.
Funding for the new picnic shelter includes donations from the Maple Valley Rotary, as well as support from the King County Parks’ Community Partnerships and Grants Program, which provided a grant of $100,000. The shelter is expected to be completed in early May.
Fred V. Habenicht was a longtime community booster and environmental advocate in Maple Valley and its surroundings. He is well known for his tireless dedication to the community, including leading a one-day cleanup of the Cedar River that resulted in more than four tons of garbage removed from the river and its banks. His legacy lives on at the park, and through the work that Rotary Club members continue to do in the Maple Valley Area.
For more information about the picnic shelter project, contact Butch Lovelace, King County Parks, 206-477-4577. The Rotary Club of Maple Valley continues to raise funds for the project. To donate, or for more information about the Rotary Club of Maple Valley, contact Jeff McCann, 206-499-3443.
