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• It would be helpful to Include maps that identify areas of opportunity, including priority trail <br />alignments and proposed locations for new facilities. The Ginkgo CAMP plan is a timely <br />opportunity to capture priorities and potentially outline actions and timelines for Funding and <br />implementation. Among other recreatdonai features, the Alternative ApFwoaches proposed for <br />public comment in Stage it of the CAMP planning effort Include new trails to potentially connect <br />the Palouse to Cascades Trail with Wanapum Recreation Area, tithe new Vantage Bay <br />Development and potentially to the town of Vantage and conntnereial opportunities on the <br />north side of I-90. New trails, are also proposed in the area around the Ginkgo Petrified Forest <br />interpretive Center, "There is also an opportunhy to Identify Vantage liJighway as a on-street <br />Ihicycle route —which will vornect Vantage, Ellensburgand Beverly through existing and <br />scheduled improvements, winch will culminate with the Beverly 3ridge opening lotorthis ypar. <br />Beyond Ginkgo, it would be helpful to understand priorities in other parrs of the county. <br />• According to the d aft document, the Courly anticipates be'mg the lead for Part One of the Plan. <br />W1 phin irrp;errmentatlen be led by the Vt.tllr taeeft Depamiert, and are ftrc mrinurccs to <br />.c � purY Irr: cierr, en?ation? <br />• it Fa4t Toro, it wauld he #.Opful to understand the role the i moi y expucts to play in support of <br />these efiolts, as wall es the level of priority and impaAan: a of differf-t play; elements. <br />■ Plan Elenrant6— ResourceConservancies: Consider addh% the Ice Age Flood InaltutelPrisgram <br />La the Obgective section, <br />• Plan Element B — Act$on item 5.1 and &2: Consider galling out Ginkgo Petrlfled Forest State Park <br />and €ts uWo.7ve stet of rescu.rces riot found In other areas uF tw a state irtlta fng pe:rVied ;resod, ler <br />Age hoed rernriams, cu.tura; and historical resourml s as v&41 xs !Fzveral rare specter. of p!,,ants <br />and animals. <br />Fire Firment 7— FlistaKral R smarm. rorA. Wer atddliig the i.^.aa apwri DWI l:c Vfe Tr lues to the <br />ist of other eutPtiesp rptet the 06"W Na ixsl kardmark (XNL„r designation hod a:y Gankgn <br />Petrified Forest State Park <br />• Pl4�en Element 13 — infrastrun!);rn flan: Add W4shlrlgtDpr Mst-,-� l',nrks and Camnrissior <br />IQ the gist of enlitfes. <br />As sane move Intra Stec 3 rat the CAMP prormm, we kook forware to hear"ng rnure from County staff and <br />dpvelopIng a final plant that iefiects areas of shared nturests and fullure collaboratitrr.. Milch is <br />develalsrnent of a Pr64min;ary Rccommercdsat€sm..itage 3 wrli t3tetf, =ur Fater this summer cr v..arly fall, <br />Cance drgaftod, we Will 50cit feedback for the Prrellminary R"arn inerulaVon. We owed this to owur <br />1aWr tlria suinrner cr early fall, With the Input collected, State Daft. ,011 men's' fu ward to develop a 1 -. W <br />Recontingrie4tiorf for%omirisslon review and approval. This Ps Vkely not', v uccu► until sometime next <br />yew <br />i'ltank you for the oppoatknfty to 4orr°Irnvr t an lhik plan and the louk iar*ara to ii tum wilabvrakion. If <br />you have questions acid additional commenu,, please direct them to <br />Sincerely, <br />scoff Griffith, Region Manager <br />r"S�C,rfe int^.yl:s%��.'.-`:��f€lis..i��:: ,'.rF� � � .1. 1�,� �'II.L'�' ^'4�M1 l�•rv� 1�,.'%°'titrl'!°:�, w'ii'�t �}��:� ' 4 ��[n�' �a'>'t�'l{� <br />32 <br />