Kittitas Valley Event Center Barns & Bloom Pavilion Project-Kitt Co

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The carnival -is located in Memorial Park with portable fencing rough stock chutes,and the newest open air steel east grandstand panels erected around the park for security and access control.and seating located on top of the original race track next to the Carnival rides are provided power through a series of temporary Golden Buckle. electricity cables. Concrete seating was developed around the arena perimeter at the While this arrangement has worked relatively successfully in the lowest edge of the grandstands to provide box seating and for past,the configuration limits the number and visibility of the rides,handicapped. creates noise for adjacent residential uses,and limits opportunities for flexible entertainment or fair-goer seating and eating areas.The northwest and north (Buckaroo)grandstands are accessed from Western Village by walking across the perimeter track and then by The carnival operator would like to move the carnival to the north stairs to the north and northwest grandstands,and by an outer edge of the event center adjacent to East University Way to improve perimeter walk to the Golden Buckle.The south grandstands are visibility and functional layout provided the ground surface were accessed from stairs located on the south side of the stands in the paved or landscaped to avoid dust in the equipment and the rides fairgrounds and by an elevated walkway over the perimeter track were not located to interfere with the BPA overhead transmission from the west grandstands.The new east grandstand is accessed by lines.walking across the cattle exit chute or by walking through the fairgrounds and then from the south grandstand entrances. Fair vendor booths -including car,tractor,boat,and other open air displays are located along the central corridor extending south from The historic wooden grandstands need to be retrofit to provide seat East 8th Avenue between the Armory and perimeter arena track to backs for comfort,low maintenance composite materials for seats, Bloom Pavilion.Vendors are provided power and some water safety handrails for the steep stairs,and wider,more visible hookups from temporary and permanent hookups located in the elevated connecting aisles between the north,northwest,west,and center of the roadway.south grandstands.The elevated walkway over the perimeter track entrance between the west and south bleachers is unsafe and needs While this arrangement has worked relatively successfully in the to be replaced. past,the configuration limits the number of booths,booth sizes, access aisles,functional operation,and aesthetic image.The Restrooms and concessions are in ground level buildings located corridor could accommodate more booths were the area to be behind the northwest bleachers requiring rodeo-goers to walk up improved with accent paving,utility hookups,street trees and and down the stairs for convenience and comfort.Restrooms and cover,and a theme-based vendor marketing strategy.Concessions in the south grandstand are located on the ground level on the south side of the building facing the fairgrounds requiring Too many of the vendors market items that are available anywhere rodeo-goers to exit the ticketed seating area for access,and rodeo rather than western,Native American,fair,or other items unique to personnel to monitor exit and entry. the Fair and Rodeo. Rodeo stalling barns -include 2 historic wooden Tie Stall barns Rodeo arena grandstands -include the historic covered wooden located between Wilson Creek and North Alder Street and adjacent northwest and west grandstands and seating over the cattle chutes,Western Village and the perimeter track,and 2 historic wooden the historic covered wooden south grandstands and seating over Posse barns located south of Wilson Creek and the east perimeter the meeting rooms,restrooms,and Heritage Center,the covered service road.All 4 barns are configured with wooden partitions and north steel grandstands (Buckaroo Stands)and seating over the 9