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APPLICATION QUESTIONS <br />Please answer each question �:o�, in the order listed, on a separate sheet <br />attached to this application. Please include any supporting data within the response <br />narrative. <br />Please provide a description of your project/event and identify the specific tourism <br />audience/market that your organization will target with these funds. You must <br />include an itemized list of exactly how any grant funds awarded will be utilized. <br />RevitalizeWA is the annual historic preservation and downtown revitalization <br />conference sponsored by the Washington Trust of for Historic Preservation (WTHP) <br />in partnership with the Washington Main Street Program (WSMSP) and the <br />Washington Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation. RevitalizeWA <br />brings together leading scholars, practitioners, and volunteers dedicated to <br />revitalizing Main Street, preserving historic properties, and protecting cultural <br />resources. Because the content is place -based, the host community is more than <br />just a facility, they are an integral partner in planning a rich and dynamic experience <br />for conference -goers and visitors to downtown. <br />Ellensburg has been a Main Street Community since 2006, but prior to the <br />completion of the Elks Building, we did not have the facilities in the downtown to <br />host this conference. It is a priority for the conference to be hosted in a traditional <br />city center. With the rehabilitation of the Elks and the opening of the new upstairs <br />facility that can host 250 attendees, the Ellensburg Downtown Association realized <br />that we now had the facilities to host the conference and submitted an application <br />on September 14. This application for lodging tax support is being submitted prior <br />to knowing whether or not Ellensburg will host the conference, but a decision will <br />be made by mid October and the Commission will be notified of that decision. <br />RevitalizeWA will bring to Ellensburg over 250 attendees from all over the state plus <br />a few from out of state. Not only will this bring people from outside of the area to <br />stay in our hotels, shop and eat in our establishments, and enjoy our beautiful <br />county for three days, it will be an opportunity for our county Main Street Programs <br />(Ellensburg, Roslyn, and Cle Elum) to shine. While we will host the actual conference <br />in Ellensburg, a side trip or two to upper Kittitas county will be part of the planning. <br />It will also be a more accessible conference for people throughout the county to <br />participate in. <br />RevitalizeWA appeals to anyone who works in the fields of economic development <br />and preservation throughout the Pacific Northwest (primarily Washington state). <br />This includes Main Street staff and volunteers, architects, preservationists, <br />archeologists, city planners, developers and government officials. Each year this <br />conference grows in attendees and we are excited to have the opportunity to host <br />it. <br />The Ellensburg Downtown Association is seeking funds to help make this conference <br />a reality. Specifically we will need financial assistance with: <br />County -wide Lodging Tax Application Page 111 <br />