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}l*.-'iij,;i:,' }t , r::r.-r,"''il#.'tt,r',-.',' r:',,;f -.. ,, ,f :':f <br />Club. <br />\Lli*:r*: ir rill{r..\ ,,, , <br />february 27, 2$17 <br />Senator Jirn Honeyford <br />Way and Mea*s, Vlse-Chair Capital Sudget Comrnitiee <br />lL2 lrv Newheuse Building <br />P0 Bax 4t!415 <br />Olynrpia, WA 9CS04 <br />Senatar Judy Warnir* <br />Chair, Eeonomic Oevelopment Ccmrnittee <br />1S3 lrv Newhouse guilding <br />P0 Eox 40413 <br />Slympia, WA S85S4 <br />Re: Washington Stat€ Hprse Park - eove red Arena Project <br />Dear Senators: <br />As &egional Supervisor for the lnland fimpire Pony Club, the Horss Park is extremaly important to us. I <br />urge you tc support ihe Washinglon {WA} State Horse Fark appllcation for $2.0 rnillicn in capitalfilnding <br />support fnr a Cover*d Arens snd Associated &ai{d-Qut submitted hy thr WA State Hors* F*r*r Authority, <br />The United States Pony CIub i* a Natienal'non-profit youth organizarion that crganizes shorn for youth <br />development and eompetitian. The lnland fmpire Region encalnpasses Eastern Washinglon, ldaho, <br />Oregon and Montana and o$r rnernbers utili:e the liorse Park's facilities several times a year fsr a variety <br />of acfivities. lfe would corne more often if the Horse Fark had a Correred Riding Arena t{, rent. <br />We appreciate that the l'rorss Park is easy to acce$s rnd centrally loaated in Cle flum. The Park's ability <br />io draw Feople {rom outside the ls{al area uniquely charactarizes the Park's irnpacl. Totalecsnsmic <br />impaet of the Park, inciuding day uisitors, is $3.4 million. fhe Covered Arena will allaw the Park to attract <br />more horge disriplines, hcst larger shows and extend the ils operafing serson from five ts nine months. <br />significantly increasing th* size and nsrnber of evenB held at the park. <br />Mgreover, the Park prrvides o perrnansnt asspt for our young peeple - g quality facility fiar outdsor <br />recreation" a place they'll love ?s go to learn and compete for generations to come. Thank y*u fcr ycur <br />consideratlon. I urge th€ State to fund this important project. <br />Sincerely. <br />$helfy Widmer <br />lnland €mpire Pony Club *egional Supervisor <br />509.750*973.0