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rT <br />Ellensburg Music Festival <br />jazzinthevalley,com <br />e I I e n s b u rg m u si cfe stiva l. co m <br />PA Box2I4 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />i nfo @ j o z z i nth eva I I ey. co m <br />PRESTDENT / DTRECTOR <br />Tony Swartz <br />425-239-278L <br />tony@jazzintheval ley.com <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />Chris Bruya <br />Micah Brunner <br />Amy Burke <br />Rob Fraser <br />Greg Lyman <br />Jorge Rodriguez <br />Don Solberg <br />Joy Solberg <br />Laura Stanley <br />Tony Swartz <br />Norm Wallen <br />Linda Warren <br />Jazz in the Valley is a <br />program of the <br />Laughing Horse <br />Arts Foundation, <br />a nonprofit 501(c)(3) <br />organization. <br />June 18,2020 <br />Kittitas County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee <br />Kittitas County Courthouse <br />Commissioner's Office 205 <br />W.sth Ave. Suite l-08, <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />Dear Committee Members, <br />For the last 20 years, the Rotary Pavilion has been home for Jazz in the <br />Valley, our annual music event, where thousands of visitors arrive in <br />Ellensburg to enjoy three days of jazz, sun, and our beautiful downtown. <br />Hearing that the City of Ellensburg has applied for funding through the <br />'Tourism-Related, Small Scale Municipality-Owned' project program has <br />the JIV Board of Directors very excited. Each year we run into challenges <br />with event set-up; not surprisingly, a small bank parking lot and pavilion <br />area is not very compatible with running a first-class musac festival. With <br />this additional space we can potentially increase event attendance, <br />provide more food & beverage vendors, expand seating, and overall <br />create a much more appealing setting for our event. <br />While the long-term vision of this rnuch needed downtown park site <br />remains our focus as we work to develop the future for lazz in the Valley, <br />the benefit of this project will reap immediate rewards. <br />Sincerely, <br />Tony Swartz <br />President / Director <br />Jazzin the Valley <br />/sl