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Elum portion of the Coal Mines Trail.Three aid stationsprovided runners <br />with ample support. <br />The run was advertisedby NorthwestTrail Runs as follows:"a run that will <br />take runners and walkersthrough the beautifulpines of Eastern 1/Vashington <br />while giving a glimpse of old mining activity,as we/I as passing by pastoral <br />backyards and tree houses and parallelingburbling streams.After the finish, <br />stick around for refreshmentsand the raffle and awards,then have a fun day <br />or weekendon the sunny side of the Cascades.You could enjoy lunch in <br />historic Cle Elum or Roslyn,explore some of the many other trails in the area, <br />or take advantageof the other fun activities the upper Kittitas Valley has to <br />offer." <br />According to the NorthwestTrail Runs website results page <br />(http://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=68882),33 runners participated in <br />this event.An informal audit of the event indicated that there were many <br />support people and spectatorsthat were a part of this event,in addition to the <br />runners. <br />The economic benefits to towns like Roslyn and Cle Elum,resulting from <br />activities such as those described above on trails like the Coal Mines Trail,Rat <br />Pack Trail and the Cle Elum Mountain Bike Park are well documented.A formal <br />study of the economic benefits of a similar trail system was conducted for the <br />MethowValley in Washington State (see <br />http://headwaterseconomics.org/wphw/wp-contentluploads/TrailStudy 65- <br />methow-valley-trails.pdf).That study clearly showsthat the Methow Valley <br />benefits economicallyin the following ways from its trail system:increased <br />employmentopportunities,increased tax revenues,increased property values, <br />and increased funding for amenitiesand infrastructure. <br />Operations/maintenance funding strategy and business plan for long-term <br />project sustainability (how the facility or facilities will be operated and <br />maintained for at least three years following completion). <br />Phase one of the TTC project is an acquisition project and a land stewardship <br />plan to developan operation/maintenancemanagementof the lands and <br />recreational assets will be developedin concert with purchase and trail master <br />planning efforts.