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Response 2.1:1.Away fromtheir place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accorrrmdalons, <br />Projection We estimate 1 out of 30 visits,or 363,from out of Kittitas County (total 10,910)will <br />stay overnight in paid accommodations.Overnight visits per person spend an <br />average of $227 according to the 2018 Dean Runyan Report.This equates to <br />$76,272 in spending.iviuitipiied by 2 nights this would equate to $152,544. <br />2500 character lirrit <br />Response 2.1:Evidence for all questions:Evidence*1.We add up each visit (taken atthe front desk)to the gallery,our events,our <br />classes.This year,in 2019 we modestly project that will total 25,732 visits.We <br />apply a 8%increase for next year and get 27,276. <br />2.We reviewat our Facebook demographics and Google analytics to understand <br />where our visitors are from. <br />3.We reviewour membership addresses and all of our addresses and see where <br />they are from. <br />4.We compare the percentages of those from inside the county,out of the county, <br />and out of the state.The attachment shows those numbers. <br />5.We determine an average percentage of those from out of the state and out of <br />the county and apply that to the overall number of visits. <br />Out of state average of all traffic is 8% <br />Out of county average of all traffic is 32% <br />6.We multiply our projection of visits by these numbers.Our projection for 2019 is <br />27,276 <br />27,276 x .08=2182 Out of state visitors <br />27,276 ×.32 =8728 Out of county visitors <br />7.We make a modest assumption that 1 out of 30 of these visitors (out of state <br />plus out of county)will pay for lodging for an average of 2 nights.This totals 363. <br />Kittitas County Infrastructure plan survey stated that 39%of participants of their <br />survey stayed in paid lodging. <br />We have been using the same methodology since 2014. <br />2500 character linit <br />Response 2.2:2.To a place fifty niles or rmre away fromtheir place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; <br />Projection The Kittitas County visitors,within Washington State,minus the 363 paid <br />accommodations totals 10547.Those not staying in paid accommodations spend <br />on average $121 according to the 2018 Dean Runyan Report.They also estimate <br />that cultural day trippers spend $200 day,however we are using the lower estimate <br />of $121 since as the report mentions,it is more difficult to quantify).This equates <br />to $1307828 in spending. <br />2500 character linit <br />i