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Response 2. 1 : Evidence* Response 2.2: Projection* Response 2.2: Evidence* Response 2.3 : Projection* Effectively determining overnight stays is extremely difficult in Roslyn since we have very few overnight options in town -a few vacation rentals , one bed and breakfast and a four-bedroom inn. Even if we did link stays with these venues , the top number would be about 20 stays. In our 2017 grant application, RTo'Ml requested $1,000 in funds to purchase or lease tools that would allow us to calculate tourist visits, especially those who stayed overnight. Commissioner Jewell declined that budget item because the county intended to purchase or develop a tool to measure visitors related to tourism. He said that would be available to RTown for the Art Festival. I contacted the Commissioner a few months later and re-expressed our need and he said RTo'Ml could be included in the beta-testing . Unfortunately, that never became available. Thus, we had no way to gather that information. It is frustrating to be offered support that never materialized which leaves in a position where we have no support for our answer to this qu estion . Thus, we had no way to gather that information. It is frustrating to be offered support that never materialized which leaves in a position where we have no information to give for this question . Based on observations of previous art festival attendance, we anticipate at least 200 attendees 2500 characte r linit 2.To a place fifty mies or nure -away from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; At least 350 people. 2500 character linit Over the month of August 3,200 people visited Roslyn and looked at art in one or more businesses. We arrived at that number by counting samples of people stopping by the Roslyn Art Fest booth at the Roslyn Farmers Market on four Sundays. We also conducted 100 intermittent interviews with adults who purchased mugs or posters. Of those interviews 80 people had a primary residence over 50 miles from Roslyn . We can thus estimate that 1,760 of the 2,200 visitors we counted live over 50 miles away. Another point of evidence is that in August, 85%of the Suncadia Lodge visitors were from the west side, especially Seattle and Tacoma. Suncadia heavily markets the Roslyn Art Fest by including Art Fest cards in visitors 'welcome' packages, displaying the cards prominently on a rack in the lobby and including full-color, full page copies f he poster in their June and July brochures which goes out to 18,000 people . During he 2016 Juried Show60 pieces of art were on display for one month. The show featured 30 artists, 14 of whom lived more than 50 miles away and who came to Roslyn to deliver art, and pick ii up. We had 85 people attend the Saturday opening event and 40 of them came from over 50 miles away. In 2017, we know that over 650 adults attended the Saturday night Street Dance. From brief interviews we know that at least 30 of those people live over 50 miles from Roslyn. 2500 character linit 3. or from another country or state outside of their place of res iden ce or business. about 727 2500 character lirrit