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some include access to outdoor stall areas.All 4 barns are located and North Alder Street.Mature trees align portions of Maple Street
<br />within Wilson Creek's buffer area.but otherwise the parking areas are nondescript lacking drainage,
<br />curbing,walkways,landscaping,and other remedial improvements,
<br />Yakama Indian Village -is located inside the bend in Wilson Creek
<br />on the east side of North Alder Street between Iron Horse State Park In general,the parking areas are not functionally defined nor easily
<br />and East 8th Avenue managed for traffic access or parking capacity configurations.The
<br />outside the ticketed lots nondescript function and appearance reflect poorly on what
<br />controlled boundary of should the front door to the Event Center.
<br />the Fair and Rodeo.The
<br />Yakama conduct The parking areas,if better defined and possibly expanded within
<br />performances,operate logical boundaries of the Event Center,should be able to provide
<br />vendor stalls,and camp sufficient parking capacity for activities other than during the Fair
<br />overnight in traditional and Rodeo.The Event Center site even if expanded,however,will
<br />teepes.In years past,the never be able to provide the peak parking requirements necessary
<br />Village has been located during the Fair and Rodeo.The Fair and Rodeo will always depend
<br />in numerous sites inside on off-site parking arrangements with Central Washington
<br />the Fair boundary.University (CWU)which,given the low density,sprawling nature of
<br />the university campus,should continue to be available.
<br />The current site is too small to accommodate Village activities,
<br />particularly performance and vendors.The current site is not Armory -following the transfer to Event Center ownership and
<br />improved with signage,seating,utilities,restrooms,and other retrofit project,provides Event Center administration offices,2
<br />amenities and conveniences.The Tribe would like a permanent medium sized conference and training rooms,and the central large
<br />location with enough capacity to expand the performance area,assembly space.
<br />vendor booths,and teepe camping as well as improved visibility
<br />and amenities.The well-equipped and furnished Armory meeting spaces
<br />accommodate a wide variety of activities and events but lack
<br />RV hookups -are provided by permanent water and power outlets kitchen services,a bar,stage,and other entertainment features with
<br />for food vendors in the grass area between Teanaway and Umtanum which to host major parties,celebrations,banquets,and special
<br />Hall and the livestock barns,for fair vendors in the vendor corridor events.
<br />from East 8th Avenue to Bloom Pavilion,and for Fair exhibitors in
<br />an RV lot located between East 8th and 9th Avenues,and North Frontier Village -includes 7 homestead,blacksmith shop,saloon,
<br />Maple and Alder Streets.schoolhouse,general store,and other outbuildings and equipment
<br />collected,moved,and reassembled on site by volunteers.The
<br />The hookups are old,above ground standards that limit flexible use historic buildings are well preserved,furnished,hosted,and
<br />of the areas for other activities and for newer,longer RV rigs.The interpreted during Fair by volunteers.
<br />hookups do not provide cable or wifi service.
<br />Volunteers have options on more historic buildings including a
<br />On-site parking areas -are grass,dirt,and gravel surfaces located church that could be moved to the site.The current configuration,
<br />between East 8th Avenue and East University Way,and North Maple however,is somewhat cramped and lacks a central performance or
<br />and North Alder Streets accessed from East 8th and 9th Avenues
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