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Appendix A: Executive lnterviews <br />I,AST THOUGHTS QUOTES OF NOTE <br />These sre quotes thot express cammonly held ideas or werc espee ially important ta nate. These flnul <br />thoughts did t ot fit any particulor cot€gary" <br />"Grawing Ellensburg os an events destination will require coordinqtion oJ schedules." <br />"Using the Kittitas County Events Center for meetings is complicated by the lack of hotels in walking <br />distance and lock of tronsit to the site." {And potentially lack of ovailobility?) <br />"We have 86 nonprofits in Ellensburg competing agoinst one another. I'd like to see all organizatlons <br />working together,..we oll have the same gools." <br />'The biggest thing is to be just weird enough to spark curiosity. For example, we'te o tight group of <br />canservatives with Iibersl college students." <br />"The Upper and Lower Valley mentolity divides us." <br />"Ellensburg needs to stop fighting with CWU." <br />"We need a convention center!" <br />"We're missing o connection to the Columbia River, which is clase ond offers mere recreational <br />opportunities." <br />"We need to use lodging tox dollars to getthe biggest bang for the buck. We have another hotel <br />coming in two ye1rs that will grow the pot of LTAC dollors. How daes the city best use thdt money?" <br />City of Elfensburg <br />Five-Year Tourism Strategic Plan2019 51