Mayor Hill introduced John Anfang, who presented a completed Eagle Scout project: a 10-by-16 picnic shelter at Rathdrum Mountain park. Anfang told the Rathdrum City Council the pavilion has metal roofing, concrete footings and a donor plaque installed on site.

The project, Anfang said, required substantial volunteer labor and donated materials from local businesses. "This took over 200 hours in my time," Anfang said, describing multiple build days in which troop members and community volunteers set posts, cross beams, rafters and roofing. He said most of the wood and other materials were donated after he contacted more than two dozen businesses and met with about a dozen donors with Parks and Recreation staff assistance.

Anfang described the concrete work as particularly difficult: he said the team used about 80 to 90 60-pound bags of concrete and, when a generator failed, he and his father hand-mixed concrete over a July Fourth weekend. "The handle falls off. We're like, okay. We bought a backup one," Anfang said. "Yeah. It was more like 80. We had a couple extra."

He said the pavilion was reviewed and signed off by the building inspector, and Parks and Recreation later placed benches in the area and under the pavilion. Anfang said a plaque listing donors was mounted on the shelter with a 2024 inscription.

Council members did not take formal action on the presentation; the item was a ceremonial report to inform the council and recognize the volunteer work. Anfang thanked his family, troop members and community donors.

The presentation packet did not specify the names of most donating businesses or the total dollar value of donated materials. Anfang named a Parks and Recreation staff member he met with (identified in the meeting as "Mr. Singer") and mentioned volunteers Fox, Beck and Eric as helpers on site.