Laserfiche WebLink
iht :i ifii: tTI,iJ $IJT?lit lJ ;{ :ii $}i {j I ITT ltj rT <br />PO 8ox 8El <br />Eatonvllle, WA 98328 <br />Phone: 2ffi-734-6904 <br />February 27,2Q77 <br />Senator Jirn Honeyford <br />Way and Means, \rice{hair Capital Budget Committee <br />112 lrv Ner$house Building <br />P0 Box.40415 <br />Olympia, WA 98504 <br />Senator Judy Warniek <br />Chair, Economic Oevelopm€nt Committee <br />103 lrv Newhouse Euilding <br />PO Box 40413 <br />0lympia, WA 98504 <br />Dear s€natprs: <br />Weshington Cutting Horse Association {WCHA} has a lsng history of providing high quality cow <br />cutting horse events. We urge you to trJppgrt the Washington {WA} State Horse Par application <br />for $?.0 million in capilrlfunding suppgrt far a Cavered Areno and Assatiated Suild-Out <br />:ubmitted by the $t'A State Horse Pade Authority <br />Our goalis to make WA State l"lorse Park the new home for our future monthly horce shows" lo <br />da that, we will need a covered arend ta protect the iootinB and accornrnodate our sp€etators, <br />judges and competitors during our cornpetitions. ln the past, we have attracted "World <br />€hampions" such as Matt Gainee, Greg Smith and Lindy Burch as well as local trainers like Josh <br />Sleeman {NCHA l"lall of Famer}and ioe lpnes Jr,{NCHA Zane Schulte Award reclpie nt} to our <br />shows. With this new arena we hope to invite this prestigious group cf professionals and many <br />olhers to ths WA Stat€ Horue Fark for qualify cow eutting events, <br />Centrally located in dle Elum, th€ lX?-acre Horse Park is a destination venue lmong horse <br />facilities in our state and will easily a-ttract cgr'flpetitors ts orr eventr. The Parrs ability to draw <br />people from outside the local erea uniquely characteriaes the Park's impact and already <br />generat€s $3.4 rnillian in totat econornic impact. The Covered Arena will allow the Park to <br />attract mcre horse discipllnes, host larger shows and extend its operating $€eson from fiv€ to <br />nine months, significantly increasing the sire and number cf events held at the Ftrk. <br />Ihank ycu for your ccnsideration" We urge the State ts fund this important praject. <br />Since rely, <br />Jane Roundtree <br />Director, WCHA