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 Picnic shelter reservations for 2010 accepted starting Feb. 1

Monday, December 21, 2009
Contact: Brian Potter, Resource Program Manager, Phone: 360-619-1123

Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation will begin taking picnic shelter reservations for 2010 events starting on Feb. 1 – one month later than in previous years.

Reservations will be taken by phone at 360-487-7100, or in person at the Marshall Community Center, at 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver. Doors will open at 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 1, and reservations will be taken starting at 7 a.m.

The number of picnic shelters available to reserve will increase starting in 2010:

• Lewisville Regional Park (13 shelters)
• Vancouver Lake Regional Park (4 shelters)
• Frenchman's Bar Regional Park (2 shelters - new)
• Captain William Clark Regional Park at Cottonwood Beach (2 shelters - new)
• Salmon Creek Regional Park/Klineline Pond (2 shelters- new)
• Leverich Community Park (1 shelter)

Clark County is currently considering charging rental fees for its picnic shelters starting in 2010 as a way to help pay to maintain them. The Board of Clark County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the proposed fees at 10 a.m. on Jan. 26, 2010. Fees are already charged for the picnic shelter at Leverich Community Park.

For more information about the picnic shelter reservation program, visit this Web page: www.cityofvancouver.us/parks-recreation/parks_trails/reservations.htm.

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