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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br />501 North Anderson StreetaofEIIensburg,Washington 98926 <br />U€nS Telephone:(509)962-7221 Fax:(509)962-7143mummrmr <br />February 27,2017 <br />RepresentativeMatt Manweller <br />470 John L.O'Brien Building <br />PO Box 40600 <br />Olympia,WA 985044)600 <br />Honorable RepresentativeManweller: <br />Please accept this letter to confirm the City's support of a Kittitas County capital budgetrequest.The County is working to upgrade the Kittitas Valley Event Center.The County'sCapitalBudgetrequest,if funded,will address structural issues of the Event Centergrandstands,and make improvementsto existing buildings and bams to maintain the center'sviabilityforcontinuedoperation.The structural integrity of the Rodeo Grounds stadiumseatingiscriticaltotheCounty's continued ability to accommodate the EIIensburg Rodeo as <br />are the building and bam improvements proposed by the County that support County Fair <br />activities. <br />As home of the Ellensburg Rodeo,the Event Center has hosted the Ellensburg Rodeo for <br />nearly a hundred years.This eventattracts tourists to Ellensburg for over the Labor Day <br />Weekend resulting in significant economic benefit to the City and County.In addition to thefairandrodeo,the County has expanded the operation of the eventcenter to offer year roundamenitiesandsponsoreventsthatdrawoutsidewealthintothecommunity.The Event Center <br />is a valuablecontributor to the local economy and your support of this project is very muchappreciated.Thanks for sponsoring the request. <br />Yours truly, <br />Rich Elliott <br />Mayor