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Posture . · , . Recommendat1on .... ., ' ... <br />rise in undergraduate students <br />selectino CWU as their learninQ place. <br />ELLENSBURG'S ECONOMIC WEAKNESSES <br />There is a lack of recent experience with strategic economic development. As <br />opportunities present themselves, the community attempts to respond. Ellensburg lacks <br />a mature strategic economic development infrastructure -the people, funding, and <br />policies that shape long-term growth and development~ The recovery of Ellensburg's <br />downtown core since the Great Recession demonstrates the will of the city officials and <br />local business leaders to set the priorities and do the work associated with strategic <br />economic development. <br />• Comprehensive transportation network. Ellensburg's strength is its position at the <br />crossroads of two major interstate roads, 1-90 and 1-82. However, Ellensburg is <br />described as a 'sleeper' town in terms of rail traffic (291 rallcars between <br />December 2015 and December 2017) with limited rail sidings and few, poorly <br />maintained shared rail spurs. The Kittitas County Airport lacks regular <br />maintenance, resulting in the dosure of a runway. <br />Posture .. Recommend_ation _.,. ·, <br />Toe Kittitas County Airp_ort, formerly a Find ways to redevelop the Ellensburg <br />military Installation, has been Airport, making it an economic asset <br />neglected for decades. for our community and our region. <br />Attract a master plan developer for <br />aerospace and aviation. Support <br />ongoing legislative efforts aimed at <br />maintaining the region's existing <br />airport infrastructure. Identify land <br />and land use ad1acent to rail service. <br />Bmadband(wifi. The City of Ellensburg operates a Telecommunications Utility <br />which provides low cost, reliable long haul fiber optic and internet service to <br />businesses in Ellensburg. Business can subscribe to a 300 mps shared service, a <br />1,000 mps shared service, or a custom dedicated fiber optic service for fast, <br />secure data transfer. <br />Posture· . Recommendation . , . ' <br />14 miles fiber Infrastructure; dark Establish an EBDA sub-committee <br />fiber available. Fiber may be used to comprised of EBDA board members <br />transmit big data, and the city has and area experts to explore a self- <br />sustaining model to provide fiber optic