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rrda tr r.-- <br />r'.rn"r.q+ <br />i-.1.L- *i..ls'.,-4:L Latttx:*{r* <br />t:xwA? <br />#{59a{|tr,-ti:t <br />2/231?017 <br />9enator Jim Honeyforri <br />Ways and Megns, Vice-Chair Capital gudget fismmittee <br />112 lrv Newhouse Bullding <br />FO 8ox 4S41.5 <br />Otympla, WA 98504 <br />Re: Suppo* for 2017 Capiral 8r:dget Eequest * $a,o million for Couered Arens and Asrodated <br />Eulld $ut at the i#a:hirytrn St*te llorce psrk <br />$ear Senator lloneyford, <br />Located in ele flurn, WA, the I7? aer* Wa*lringten State Horse Park attracts mnre th*n i0,o00 <br />visitors per yEar. Ninety-five p€rc€nt of those visitors travel rnnre than 50 miles to partlcipate in <br />events and actlvhies 6t the par*, underxoring the wide demand for equestrian opportunities. <br />visitdr$ to the washington Horse Park also contribute posltively to the leeal econorny in upper <br />i(ittitas County, creating 53.4 rnillion a{ esonnmic activlty. <br />w* srge Vou to cupp*rt the tilrrhln*lon $tetn *lors€ Far* eppllcetion fnr ge.0 mllfion ln mplkl <br />fundlng ruppart f-nr a fcverpd SrtaE a*d Asswta*d Sutld{rut tubmlrtcd S the w*hiry*on <br />stf,ts tlorr€ Fark A$thori?y, and rponror*d by stfrte $enf,tCIr Judv warnlck <br />The Coversd Arena will extend the parlC$ season frorn five rrl$nths to nine rnonths, signifieanlly <br />increasing the slee and nurnber of ev*nts that ran be held al the Perk, with rubsequeht lr,crur*s <br />in Paric visitation and a:sosiated econornk activity in the lscal communlty. <br />Th* \lt'ashing.to$ State Horse Fark is an importanl regional arset x,ithin the Mcuntains to Sound <br />Greenway, The ltiountains ts Ssund Greenway Trust suFBorts inyestment in p:r*s and etherpublic lands that enable people lo enjoy the outdoorc, contrihute to local economies, and <br />conserve the natural lands and uraters that make csnrrnunities llka Cle €l*m grert places to five, <br />work and play. <br />Thank yotr fsr your consirj*ratien .l urge ygu to fund this important projecr. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jsn Hcekstra <br />ixecutive Directsr <br />C{;Senator Judy warnick, <br />Chair, f conoraic Oevelopment Csil,witte€ <br />1S3 lru Nllewhause Suilding <br />P.0.6oxrt0413 <br />Oly*cpia, WA 985O4 <br />i, li;i' r;&rTGSgrrtrAY.#fts