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2.Please provide the following estimates of how any money received will result in increases in <br />the number of people traveling for business or pleasure on a trip: <br />I.Away from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid <br />accommodations. <br />II.To a place fifty miles or more away from their place of residence or business for the <br />day or staying overnight;or <br />III.From another country or state outside of their place of residence or business. <br />You must provide the evidence utilized in determining your projection. <br />This year the Spirit of the West is offering a weekend pass which allows festival-goers to attend all <br />concerts and the dance at an early bird special rate.Spirit of the West is also presenting the "new" <br />Western fashion show event on Thursday evening.Out of area visitors will be more justified and likely to <br />spend one to four nights at a local hotel/motel and therefore purchase more fuel,meals and <br />merchandise in Kittitas County and the surrounding area along with enjoying other opportunities <br />provided in the area.With <br />Through concert ticket sales we can confirm that there were at least 581attendees at the Spirit of the <br />West in 2016 over the 3 days.That number does not include all those attendees (participants and <br />spectators)who did not purchase a concert ticket but rather only attended the many free events that <br />took place over the 3 day festival.We estimate at least another 1500 people attended the festival's <br />cowboy gospel concert,fiddler's contest,5 free downtown concerts over two days,cowboy church <br />concert,gear/art show,open mic event,educational workshops and children's events.Ticket sales also <br />does not include all the entertainers and their families,fiddle contest contestants and their families,and <br />many volunteer who spent several days in the area. <br />Hotel information was received from Hampton Inn with 2 room night stays and O,uality Inn with 16 room <br />night stays for a total of 18 confirmed room night stays.The Kittitas Valley Event Center confirmed 15 <br />overnight camping stays.Due to our limited information regarding room night stays from hotels/motels <br />in the area during the weekend of the Spirit of the West,our true total number of overnight stays is <br />unavailable and limited to only 33 confirmed.From the zip code information we obtained from our <br />ticket sales we estimate that about 27.5%of the attendees were from within Kittitas County,72.5% <br />were from out of county with 57%of that total attending from more than 50 miles away. <br />With Spirit of the West taking place over a 3 day weekend and occurring during an off season time of the <br />year with no other event of this kind during this time of year in the area,we are confident that we can <br />continue to increase our attendance.Even with inclement weather,event locations are all indoors and <br />within easy walking distance or driving distance of one another. <br />Downtown EIIensburg businesses have been quick to partner with Spirit of the West as they have found <br />that during the Spirit of the West weekend they have increased revenues and sales as was shown <br />through past surveys.