King County’s long-sought-after acquisition of nearly 20 miles of the Eastside Rail Corridor is complete – and the Corridor is now preserved for multiple near- and long-term public uses.

Join King County Executive Dow Constantine; County Council members Jane Hague, Larry Phillips and Rod Dembowski; U.S. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene; Renton Mayor Denis Law; Redmond Mayor John Marchione, and others as they celebrate public acquisition of the Eastside Rail Corridor:

The event is scheduled for 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. today, Saturday, at the Seahawks Headquarters at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center, 12 Seahawks Way, Renton.

The program is as follows:

• 1:30 p.m. – open house

• 2 p.m. – officials’ comments

• 2:30-3:30 p.m. – social program

Open house activities include interactive exhibits about the corridor, activities for children, snacks and refreshments and short tours of a corridor section available using a high-rail vehicle provided by Sound Transit.

More information about the effort to preserve and develop the Corridor for multiple uses is at http://www.kingcounty.gov/erc.