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<br />Project-specific performance measures
<br /># key access sites provided trailhead parking
<br /># provided with kiosks, water, restroom, trash, and
<br />emergency response services
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<br />Agriculture
tourism
<br />Action
3:
Agriculture
access
and
interpretation
<br />Strategic objective Priority
<br />Develop facilities, exhibits, and signage to showcase:
<br />§ Farmers’ markets and seasonal farm festival
<br />sites - in Roslyn, Cle Elum, and Ellensburg
<br />§ Working farmsteads - heritage, family, organic,
<br />u-pick farms, farm stays, and B&Bs
<br />§ Wineries and vineyards - including incubators,
<br />tasting facilities, and competitions at Farmers’
<br />Markets, Kittitas County Fair, and other venues
<br />§ Teaching and demonstration kitchens – on
<br />organic, natural, and local foods and products at
<br />Kittitas County Fairgrounds, CWU, and other
<br />venues
<br />§ Barn quilt tour – signage and directories to
<br />barns featuring quilting artworks
<br />Moderate
<br />Lead agent Potential participants
<br />To be determined
<br />(TBD)
<br />Roslyn, Cle Elum, Ellensburg, CWU, WSU
<br />Agriculture Extension Service, Farmers’
<br />Markets, Kittitas County Chamber of
<br />Commerce, in conjunction with individual
<br />farmers
<br />Project-specific performance measures
<br />@ facilities established and published on county, city, CWU,
<br />WSU, and other websites
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<br />Action
4:
Kittitas
Valley
Event
Center
(Fair
and
Rodeo
<br />grounds)
Master
Plan
implementation
<br />Strategic objective Priority
<br />Expand and develop the Kittitas Event Center in
<br />accordance with the adopted master plan for:
<br />§ Livestock barns and arenas - to support more
<br />livestock showings and events and allow future
<br />concurrent scheduling of horse and all other
<br />High
<br />livestock fairs
<br />§ Food court relocation to Memorial Park - to
<br />support more food vendors with playground,
<br />grassy gathering areas, and entertainment stages
<br />§ Theme vendor corridor improvement - from
<br />livestock barns to the Armory to allow more
<br />vendors and provide power, water services that
<br />are usable during off-fair season for RV camping
<br />§ Frontier Village reconfiguration - to create a
<br />larger central focus and performing area with
<br />additional structures including a church
<br />§ Northeast and northwest rodeo stadium
<br />redevelopment - to expand capacity including box
<br />seats with integrated access between bleachers
<br />and incorporated restroom and concessions
<br />§ Consolidated entryway/boardwalk - aligned with
<br />Maple Avenue and extending from University Way
<br />into the rodeo arena bleachers and around the
<br />horse track to access all fair and rodeo events
<br />§ Gateway/portal structure - on the
<br />entryway/boardwalk with ground floor ticketing
<br />offices, museum, vendor stores and upper floor
<br />meeting and party room, sponsor lounge and bar,
<br />and administration offices
<br />§ Rodeo concessions - added on the realigned
<br />ground level entries to the rodeo stadiums and
<br />arenas to support more food services
<br />§ Indoor multipurpose arena - with up to 4,000
<br />seats for car-truck-RV-boat shows, major livestock,
<br />and tractor competitions
<br />§ Indoor exhibition hall - with kitchen, stage,
<br />plasma screens, and seating for 2,000 for major
<br />music performances, speaker presentations,
<br />vendor exhibitions
<br />§ Stalling barns - with up to 230 stalls for livestock
<br />and horses performing in the indoor multipurpose
<br />arena and Rodeo arena
<br />§ Bowling Alley retrofit as a Festival Hall - with
<br />historical exhibits, stage, dance floor, plasma
<br />screens, bar, commercial kitchen for corporate
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