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June 22, 2017 <br />Kittitas County Board of Commissioners <br />Attn: County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee <br />Lodging Tax For Tourism -Related, Small -Scale Municipality -Owned Capital Projects And Operations <br />205 West 5th Avenue, Suite 108 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />Dear Commissioners: <br />I am on the Board of Equestrians Institute, a non-profit organization that puts on two 3 -day horse trials each <br />season at the Washington State Horse Park. These events take several weeks of preparation, including moving <br />large cross country jumps and other materials around 200 acres of competition tracks on two different parcels of <br />land. At the event we attract about 250 horses and related visitors for four days, while using all the Park's arenas. <br />The Park's tractor is critical to our activities, but it is not adequate to serve all these requirements. We have had <br />to borrow tractors owned by volunteers and other personal friends in order to get all the work accomplished and <br />meet necessary timetables. Borrowing a tractor is unprofessional and risky since the equipment is unfamiliar <br />and riot always up to the task. On the other hand, renting a tractor is not always possible and requires minimum <br />hours that we cannot afford. <br />Please approve funding for the purchase of a good quality, used tractor to meet the Park's needs, allow us to <br />accomplish more in less time and provide an opportunity to take more entries for our events. <br />Meika Decher, Eventing Board Member <br />Equestrians Institute <br />