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pAfi I F I * N *fi THWSST MSRS,q*i hiCI fi 5 fi A$S$fi S:ri ssi <br />DateS/21L7 <br />Senator Jim Honeyfcrd <br />Way and Means, Vice-Chalr Capltal tsudget Committee <br />1I2 lrv lol ev;house Building <br />PO Ssx 4S415 <br />0lympia, WA 98504 <br />Senator Judy Warnick <br />Chair, €ecnon'rlc CIevelopment Committee <br />193 tnr Newhouse tsuilding <br />PO 8ox rt04X3 <br />Olympla, wA 39504 <br />Re: Washington State Horse Park - Covered Ar*na Froject <br />Sear Senatprs: <br />,ds Fresident of th€ Facific Northw€st Morgan Horse Associatian and rnanager nf it's annual <br />hsl$e shal;Vs, the tourism economy of our state is extremely impcrtant to us. I urge ysu to <br />sr;ppf,rt tlTe Wa:hington {WA} State Horue Park applicatien for $2.S million in capital funding <br />support for a fovered A*na and Assaciated Sutld-Qut submitted by the WA State Horse Park <br />Authority. <br />located ln Cle Elum and in operaticn dor 6 years, the tr.l,2-acre llorse Parlt iE a destina$sn yen{e <br />amons horse facllities in csr ttate and already attracts over 30 thousand visitsrs per yea4 95 <br />percant of whnm are nonlocal, The Fark'r ability to draw $eople frarn outrlde the lceal area <br />uniguely characterize: tlre Park's impact: over $2,5 mlllion in overnight rtap. Tataleconornic <br />imp*ct of the Park, including day visitors, is $a.a mlllion. The Covered Arena will allcw the Park <br />to attradt rnore harse disciplines, lrost larger shows and extend the its cperuting season frcm <br />five to nine mcnths, sitniffcantly increasing tha lize and number of events held atthe Park" <br />Cle flurn is in Xittitas Countg where over 18 pereenl of jobs are in the ,AccornmodEtions and <br />focdseMee Seclor {fifflfas €aunty Prafile, Meseck, regionallabor economist, <br />updated September 2016)" The economic impart of the Fark is considerable. <br />Sur *rgani:a!i** curr*ntly ru*s horse shows in s frlvata v€n{.re" f xpnnsi** *f the WA $ta1€ <br />l"{*me F** would enable us to cc*duct oq"rr events th*re to t}ra sign!ficant *enefit *f the }isrss <br />Park, th* lcsal eeononny *f t}l* area and Washin#on Stste tt:uri$rn eiverall, Ws attraet s$er s$e <br />lrundr*d h*rses and th€ir tcnrreetiong to er;r annual eventr$" One of tfres* {s th* sldest <br />ccntinuou*ty held fvlsr*bn eo*petlffon West of tha Mlsrlssippl Rivar. The Frclffe Nsrth$rest <br />Mngan ficrs€ A$ss*iatiCIn is a registered WA stats charitahla *rganira$on" <br />Thank you tar your conslderation. I urge the State to fund this impsrtant Broject. <br />Sincerely, <br />Catherine Clsud <br />122W ?4th Ave NW <br />Stanryood, WA 98292