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a\ <br />SurucnDtA <br />Ralor: (ougcxiJy, L[{'A(! <br />February 27,70L7 <br />SenatorJlm Honeyford <br />tffays and Means, Vice-Chair CaBitalBudger Committe€ <br />I t2 lw lrlewlrouse Bullding <br />PO Box 40'f15 <br />Olympia, WA 98504 <br />Desr S€nator Honey{erd, <br />As the Managing Directcr of $uncadia, the tourism econrmy of our strte is extremely important <br />to us' I urge you to supBort lh* Washington State (WSl Ftsrse park appltcation for SZ.f rnittion <br />in capltal funding support for a €asered Arcna and Assxiated Bulld-Out submittsd by the WS <br />lJone Pa* Authority, and sponsor*d by state senator Judy t{arnick. <br />Lscated in Cle Fium, WA, the Ll2-Ecre W5 ltorsE park attracts oyer 30 thourand visitors per <br />year, 95 parctnt cf whom ar* nonlncel-a statistic that unlquefy c*aracterires the pa*,s <br />impart: over $:.5 million in nigtrt stays. Total lscal econornic impact of the park, incfuding dav <br />vitirors, is $3'c million. The Cnvered drena will extend the Park's $earon ksrn five months ts <br />nine rngnths, significaatly increasing thp slre and nurnber sf events held at the partr <br />Cle Elum is in Kittitas County, where sver t8 percsnt of jabs are in the Accommodations and <br />Foodservlce Sestsr {fff$Iros county profile, M*sec*, regional labor eronomist, <br />updated saptember 2016)" The econsmic imprrt of the park is constderable. <br />Th* WashinEton State Horse Park has been a vsry positive impact $n toudsm for Suncadla rnd <br />the surrEunding community. <br />Thank you for your consideration. I urge you to fund this important proJert. <br />Sincerely, <br />fu.e{tu <br />Boger B*ck <br />Managing Oirector <br />CC; Senitcr Judy Warnlck, <br />Chair, tconnmic Derelopment Committee <br />103 lrv ilewhousp Building <br />P,O. 8or 40413 <br />Olympia, WA9850il <br />770 Sunczdie Trail 1 Cle tlum, WA 98s?.? i r 509.649.64SS I f 509.fi3,6e51 r unnrw"runcadia.csrn