blank- LT-SS-2020-001-Cle Elum- Horse Park

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lVSHJA fi,larch 5,2A17 Senator Jirn Honeyford Way a*d ilean:, Vice-Ch;iir fapital Eudg*t {oftrnrttee 112 lrv Newhousa Building FO 0ox 4043"5 0lynrpia. WA 9850it Se nator Judy Warnick Chair, [concrnic Developrnent Comrnittee 103 lw Ner,vhouse Building P0 8ox 40413 Olympia, W,{ 98$$4 &e; Washinglcn State |torse Fark * {overed Arena Project Dear S€nators I urge you to support the Washingtsn State Horse Park appticatian fcr 5?.0 rnillion in capiialfunding support fsr a Cnvered Arena and Asseiciated Build-Qut submitted by the Washingtsn State Hprse park Authority, As the Washington State Hunter Jumper A:sociation, the stren&th of Washingfan's equestrian econorny ic of vital impcrtance to us. lmporlantly, the eguestrian econorny helps to feed the Sta&'s tsurisrn economy, wlthln which the Washington State Horse Park play: a major role. The lX?-acre hors* park, located in Cle Elum, is one of Weshingtcn's Bremiere destination venles, attracling over 30 thousand virltors annually, 95 percenl of wham are nrnlocal, The Park, due tg its unique ability to draw people from outside the localand state area, garners over $?.$ milllon in overnighl stays annually. Currently, the Park's ec*nomic impact is S3.A millipn. wlth the additisn sf the Covered Arena, the Park will be enabled to expand its operatlng 5e6son from five to nlne rnonlhs, broaden the siee and scope of its equestrian events, and uttirnate,y genqrat€ rnore tourism revefiue not only for Cle Elum and Kittitas f,ounty, where over 18 percent of jobs are in th€ Accor*modations and Foadrervice Sector, but algc fsr Washinglon State. The econcmic impact of enabling the Perk to wlden its services is considerabie" The Wa$ington State l-lunter tumper Association ltself has been enabled, through the Washington Stat€ llerse 9ark, tc suppott nurn€rous top qffaaity horre shor,vs, benefitting its mery'bership rvhile also