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Exhibit 6 June 10, 2015 UndaGotl President of the Board John Akers Ernle Bolz City Manager Vi ce President of the Board. f II b John Jordan Secretary of the Board Lloyd Berg Director Rick Dunn Director Wayne King Director DougMlller Director Fred Milchell Director Don Queen Director Roger Wrlght Director Greg L. Marney Chief Executive Officer Dave Spencer Chief Operat ing Oflicer Wllllam R. J<opp ChiefTechnical Officer Mike Henson ChiefSecurily Offi cer City 0 E ens urg 501 North Anderson Street Ellensburg, WA 98926 RE: Kittitas Coun ty Distresse d Cou nty Sales an d Use Tax Grant Application Dear Mr. Akers, On behalf of the Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet), please accept this letter of support for your grant application. We understand that the City is in the process of designing a wireless network that is anticipated to be constructed by the end of this year. A wireless network is a very affordable way to provide a community access to NoaNet's high speed Internet. However, as you are aware the cost of the subscriber module (similar to the cost of a DSL or cable modem) is often times a hurdle for customers to subscribe. There will also likely be additional needs for wireless access points that will become evident after the project is complete. Seeking a grant to offset the customer's cost of connecting to the wireless network, and for the cost of additional wireless access pOints are excellent economic development opportunities. I also understand that the cost of fiber optic network connections has proven to be a hurdle for many Ellensburg business customers. Seeking a grant to offset the cost of fiber optic connections for businesses that require the higher bandwidth and reliability the City's fiber optic network provides is a superior economic development opportunity. For both residential and business users, by securing a grant to reduce the operating costs of the network, the City would be able to provide connections at a lower rate to subscribers which will increase the number of users and increase the opportunity for economic development within Ellensburg through broadband access. The City and NoaNet having been cooperating on telecommunications during the last two years, and we were successful securing the City's business earlier this year for Internet access for resale . The City has successfully completed its construction of its fiber optic network, and now has a redundant fiber optic connection to our Ellensburg point-of-presence. The last mile redundancy in the City's network in conjunction with our regional redundancy to the Seattle and Portland Internet exchanges provides a superior connection to the world. Financi al address : 7195 Wagner Way, Suite 104 , Gig Harbor, WA 98335. Business address: 5802 Overlook Ave NE, Tacoma, WA 98422 Telephone : 206.219 .3640. cellular: 509.669 .1742 • e-mail: gmtll'lll!y<filn081lIlt.oct . www.noanet.net