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Executive Summary <br />The 2021 Kittitas County Recreation and Tourism Plan is organized in two parts. Part One addresses recreation <br />elements that are now being targeted for lead action by the County (Trail Systems, Resource Parks, and Special <br />Purpose Facilities), and includes the role the County is expected to play in strategically implementing all elements of <br />the plan. Part One contains priority action items expected to be implemented by Board employees using County <br />financial and human resources. Part Two of the plan defines actions led by others - the remaining seven elements of <br />the 2016 Park, Recreation and Open Space Plan (PROS) (Recreational Programs, Cultural Arts, Resource <br />Conservancies, Historical Resources, Playgrounds and Fields Recreational Facilities and implementation items <br />contained in the 2016 Tourism Plan). The plan does not prohibit Board investment in Part Two activities in the future, <br />but rather acknowledges who is best served to lead and implement activities defined in the 2016 plan that are no <br />longer being prioritized for Board direct implementation. Data gathered during the 2016 planning effort appears as <br />appendices in the 2016 PROS plan. It is presumed that recreational demand from King County has continued to <br />increase over the past five years, based on anecdotal data collected by County staff. <br />The 2016 Parks, Recreation and Open Space contains numerous appendices. This revision of the plan does not <br />include the vast amount of data contained in the 2016 appendices. Readers are encouraged to obtain the original <br />document with appendices (if desired) by downloading a complete version of the plan at the County's website <br />referencing Resolution 2016-076. Additionally, the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 11: Recreation, <br />Parks, Open Space and Natural Environment, speaks to long range planning goals as they relate to potential <br />opportunities, community growth, the environment and safety. <br />Kittitas County intends to update the Recreation and Tourism plan on a five-year cycle concurrent with level of <br />service demands and population dynamics. During update cycles, data collection and analysis will be conducted, and <br />existing pertinent data updated and made available as plan appendices. <br />2 <br />