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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 46 <br />T-P39: Seek partnerships with other public or private agents when mutual benefits and significant cost <br />savings are anticipated as a result of a coordinated transportation improvement project to maximize <br />benefits while minimizing costs. <br />T-P40: Actively participate on selected state, regional and local transportation committees. <br />T-P41: Ensure County plans and policies are consistent with other plans and policies within the region. <br />T-P42: Identify stakeholders and include them in the decision-making process, and jointly develop a <br />process for resolving conflicts between jurisdictions. <br />T-P43: Promote public information and communication with businesses, organizations, and individual <br />citizens as part of the transportation planning and decision-making process. <br />Airports/Airfields: <br />T-P44: Protect Kittitas County Airport (Bowers Field), Cle Elum Municipal, DeVere Field and Easton State <br />airports from adjacent incompatible land uses and/or activities that could impact the present or future <br />use of these or other public use airports as essential public facilities. <br />T-P45: Recognize air transport and airports as an important mode of the transportation system and <br />coordinate with FAA and WSDOT Aviation Division. <br />T-P46: Maintain up-to-date maps of airport overlays and make available to the general public. <br />T-G5 : Sustainably Funded and Maintains What We Have Plan for a financially-viable system that <br />considers the full lifecycle costs of infrastructure and leverages outside funds, while maintaining existing <br />transportation facilities in a state-of-good-repair to ensure their continued function. <br />Funding/Costs: <br />T-P47: Improve the sustainability of the county’s funding for maintenance, operations, and capital <br />improvements. Periodically review funding status and consider either increasing revenues generated by <br />existing sources or establishing new funding sources for transportation. <br />T-P48: Maximize local funds by pursuing outside funding sources for all transportation improvement <br />projects. <br />T-P49: Consider all funding options for financing transportation improvements by evaluating the <br />potential funds, including taxes, grants, fees, etc., and securing funds from all available sources. <br />T-P50: Encourage efforts to reduce the costs associated with administration of transportation <br />improvement projects by identifying opportunities to consolidate or coordinate administration <br />responsibilities. <br />T-P51: Ensure the transportation system can support new development and that new development funds <br />all new construction and improvements that might be necessary to maintain adopted level of service <br />standards.