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CoAL MINES TRAIL COMMISSION..119 W.1st Street •Cle Elum,WA 98922 •(509)674-2262 <br />COAL MINES_TRAIL <br />May 3,2016 <br />Hon.Geoff Scherer <br />Mayor,City of Roslyn <br />Box 451 <br />Roslyn,WA 98941 <br />Dear Mayor Scherer: <br />The Coal Mine Trail Commission enthusiastically supports the City of Roslyn's Town to Teanaway <br />project to purchase 160 acres of private property between the Roslyn Urban Forest and the extensive <br />public lands to the north. <br />Regional and connecting trail systems offer multiple economic benefits to communities <br />including: <br />1)Increased tourism spending and overnight stays; <br />2)Branding opportunities for businesses in the region; <br />3)Ability to attract and secure grant funding in support of the trail,habitat and tourism <br />expansion opportunities; <br />4)Decreased health care costs for communities with connected trails; <br />5)Increased opportunities for new businesses associated with outdoor recreation including <br />restaurants,hotels,gear shops and other affiliated business. <br />Town to Teanaway also builds upon the vision to create recreational connectivity between the <br />communities of Roslyn,Cle Elum,Ronald,and the Suncadia Master Planned Resort.The interruption in <br />public ownership disconnects Roslyn's trail network and surrounding trail systems including the Coal <br />Mines Trail,Suncadia trail system,Washington State Horse Park trails,and the John Wayne Trail,from <br />the regional trail systems found on The Nature Conservancy lands and in the Teanaway Community <br />Forest. <br />The Coal Mine Trail Commission tracks visitors and tourists to our area on an annual <br />basis.Trails and experiences in nature are the most frequently cited reasons for visits to our <br />region and any opportunity to expand those offerings would have significant impacts. <br />Congratulations to the City of Roslyn for taking this proactive step to securing funds for <br />the future of outdoor recreation in our County.Best of luck and please let us know how we can <br />assist in the future. <br />incerel <br />Jay McGowan <br />Chairman <br />Coal Mine Trail Commission