(Photo courtesy Kerry Hughes)
A whole lot of volunteer power is involved with Seattle Parks – and some of those who give their time and talent are honored every year at the Denny Awards. This year’s recipients included one big group – everyone who served on the Parks and Green Spaces Levy Oversight Committee over the levy’s six-year life. West Seattleites who served included Pete Spalding, who chaired the committee in its final years, as well as Cindi Barker, Bruce Bentley, and Dorsol Plants. Spalding was among those who accepted awards in person at this year’s Denny Awards celebration at the Museum of Flight this past Tuesday – that’s him at the podium in the photo above. The PGS levy was the predecessor to the Park District levy passed by voters last year and was in effect 2009 through 2014. Projects funded with levy money are indexed on this page – in West Seattle, they range from playfield improvements at Delridge and Walt Hundley, to the recently opened Westcrest Park expansion atop West Seattle Reservoir, to West Seattle’s first and only spraypark at Highland Park, and more. Seattle Parks has presented Denny Awards since 2003 – this fact sheet explains the criteria.