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t ;-i <br />€ttur <br />lrr i-: l. r'. <br />*!.---.-- --- <br />:.,r.-.F.i'r&.L <br />:'.. :,'.,'tr,n...,, .*;t -. .,,. _ <br />dt aLt'*tra*L.. . ...lrybis-''*.:b l.-lt{-{*{r- <br />212312017 <br />$enator Jim Haneyfcrd <br />Ways and Means, Vice{hair Capilal Sudget fornmiilee <br />112 lr,, Newhsuse Suilding <br />Pg Box 4$tll,5 <br />Ofympla, llt'A 9S504 <br />Re: $uppcrr far z0x7 capital Budget Bequest -" $a,c million for covered Arena and Associated <br />Sulld Out at the l{lxhlngton $tata }lorse psrk <br />Sear Senator i{oneyforcl, <br />Located in cle flum, WA, the L!2 acr* wa*ingtcn 51ate Horse parlt attracts more than 30,o00visltors p€r year" lrlinety'five perc€nt of those visitors tray*l rnore than S0 mileE to Fartlcipate in <br />events and *ctiviti*s al the pari(, md*rscoring the wld* demand for equestriao opp*rtunities. <br />visitors to the luashington Hors* Fark aiso contribute p*sitivefy to the lssal €ronsrny in upperXittitas County, creating $3.4 rnillion of eeonomic actlvity. <br />we urgs ysrl t€ suppprt th* W*shirytnn gtete *lorso par* appllcrtlon fur g2.CI rnllilon ln crpltal <br />fundlng tupport fur * €ayer*d Arcnn and Ax*tlsted guttde,ircrbrnlded by the ramfifnfirn <br />$t&t€ llorf,s Perk Authorlty, and *pansored hy strte s*n*tor Judy warnlck <br />The Covered A,rena will extend the ParlCs seasgn frorn five .llsnths to nine fionths, significantly <br />iacreasing the slee and nurnb*r ofevents that can be held at the park, with sub$*que;t irrred3e5 <br />in Perk visitation and assc*iated ewnsmk activiry in the lecal communiry. <br />The washington state Horue Park is an important reginnal srs€t within the Mountains to gound <br />€reenway. The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trrst suppprts investment in par*s and gther <br />public lands that enable peaple to enioy thE outdoaru, contribute to local ecgnonries, ailc{sns€rve the natural lends and rrtalers that make cemrnunities llke Cte €lum great plaees to live,work and play. <br />Thank you f*r y*ur sonslrieratioa. lurgc you ra fuad thil important praject, <br />Sineere ly, <br />iI <br />.."kh <br />t/ <br />Jon Hoekstra <br />Executive Oirect$r <br />Senal,or Judy lrVarnick, <br />Chalr, E*onornic Oevalopment Co*]mittee <br />103 lrv lrlewhouse fuildirg <br />P.0.Box40433 <br />0lyrnpia, l#A 98504 <br />e I xurAv <br />lct*oillr:E! <br />arE?$sstrt{wAY.cn6 <br />CC: