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Executive awards 41 community grants for playgrounds, farmers markets, youth activities
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Farmers markets, playgrounds, movie and music nights, and neighborhood safety events are among the 41 community projects that will be funded through Community Service Area grants announced by King County Executive Dow Constantine. The funds leverage local volunteer efforts by unincorporated area residents working together to make a difference where they live.
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Developing local playgrounds, fostering neighborhood associations, and extending the reach of farmers markets are among 41 projects that will receive Community Engagement Grants through King County’s Community Service Area Program.
The grants range up to $5,000 each, with a required community match of at least one-fourth of the total project. Altogether, $60,000 has been awarded to a wide range of projects throughout unincorporated King County. The funds will leverage local volunteer efforts by unincorporated area residents working together to make a difference where they live.
"These grants strengthen the bonds of community by supporting efforts like new play equipment in Hobart, helmets for Little Leaguers in White Center, a new refrigerator for the Federal Way Senior Center, river clean-up in Fall City, and a range of other community projects and events that make their neighborhoods cleaner, safer and more fun,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine, who announced the grants on Feb. 12.
Examples of CSA grant-funded projects include:
- Playgrounds in Hobart and the Snoqualmie Valley
- Neighborhood safety events in Four Creeks, Fairwood, and White Center
- Community celebrations on Vashon Island
- Renewed movie and music nights in Skyway and Upper Bear Creek
- Neighborhood reflective safety signs in Green Valley and Four Creeks
- Support for senior centers in the Snoqualmie Valley and Federal Way
- Moving the Preston Mill community park plan forward
- Support for farmers markets in the Snoqualmie Valley
The grants offer residents in the county’s seven Community Service Areas the ability to participate and be more connected in their unincorporated area communities. Grant-funded activities must be accessible to all residents regardless of race, income, or language spoken.
“The increased request for these grants each year is a reflection of the many creative ways King County’s unincorporated residents support each other,” said Alan Painter, manager of the Community Service Area Program.
