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CWU academics include more than 135
<br />majors in nationally and/or regionally
<br />distinguished programs in music,
<br />geology, paramedicine, physics, and
<br />education with regionally and nationally
<br />recognized faculty for collegiate teaching in
<br />mathematics, physics, geology, music, and
<br />chemistry.
<br />CWU's 5 top majors and awarded degrees
<br />include Elementary Education and Teaching,
<br />General Psychology, Criminal Justice/Safety
<br />Studies, Business Administration, and Social
<br />Sciences.
<br />Approximately 93% of all CWU students are
<br />from Washington State including I,224 from
<br />Kittitas County and 893 from Yakima County
<br />as well as 1,960 from King County, 1,217
<br />from Pierce County, and 722 from Snohomish
<br />County.
<br />Student activities include more than 125
<br />clubs, organizations, and associations, and 13
<br />varsity athletic teams including 6 men's
<br />varsity sports, and 7 women's varsity sports
<br />in nationally ranked football, basketball, and
<br />rugby teams that compete in the Great
<br />Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC).
<br />More than 3O% of CWU students participate in
<br />intramural sports including 500 students in
<br />23 sports clubs.
<br />CWU housing includes 2,800 on-campus
<br />residents living in 17 residence halls, 5
<br />apartment complexes, and 14 Living Learning
<br />and Theme communities.
<br />Bowlins Allev/Festival Hall - the adopted
<br />2016 KVEC Master Plan acquires property,
<br />reworks existing fair and rodeo structures,
<br />expands on-site parking and pedestrian
<br />amenities, develops new facilities including
<br />an indoor arena, exposition hall, and RV park.
<br />subject to results of this RFP, the adopted
<br />Master Plan proposed to retrofit the Bowling
<br />Alley's commercial kitchen, lounge, meeting
<br />room, and bowling alleys to provide a large
<br />meeting, presentation, banquet, and party
<br />hall for use year-round and during the KVEC
<br />Fair and Rodeo.
<br />The concept envisioned something along the
<br />lines of a western heritage themed 'Planet
<br />Hollywood' that markets Iocal residents,
<br />college students and their families, and
<br />tourists year-round as well as participants
<br />and attendees during the annual Fair and
<br />Rodeo.
<br />Properties
<br />The Bowling AIIey offering includes 3
<br />separate properties that Kittitas County
<br />purchased in March of 2015 for $550,000
<br />Bowling Allev Tax Parcel ID 183734 &
<br />193734 - are located at 830 North Poplar
<br />Street in Shoudy's Second Addition, Lots 1-3,
<br />Block 67 that is 150 feet wide by 140 feet
<br />deep or 21,000 square feet or 0.48 acres. The
<br />property is bound on the west by North
<br />Poplar Street, on the north by East 9th
<br />Avenue, on the east by a residential property,
<br />and the south by an alley.
<br />The 15,221 square foot concrete block
<br />masonry bearing wall structure was built in
<br />1958 to house a bowling alley with a
<br />commercial kitchen, sales store, office, and
<br />party room. The building is 1-story, 10 feet
<br />tall Class C construction in fair to average
<br />condition.
<br />The County repaired the roof in 2016 and
<br />otherwise secured the structure. All original
<br />equipment, including the bowling alleys, pin
<br />sorting equipment, kitchen equipment, and
<br />furniture, remains in the building. The
<br />building was partially remodeled (925 square
<br />feet) in April of 2008 for $82,011.
<br />The building is accessed from North Poplar
<br />Street and East gth Street with 13 on-street
<br />9O-degree parking stalls provided along North
<br />Popular Street and 10 stalls on East 9th
<br />Avenue frontage, and 1 1 stalls of 3O-degree
<br />off street one-way angled parking lot along
<br />the east side of the building or 44 stalls in
<br />total.
<br />2 Kittitas County Bowling Alley RFP
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