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J�ocr <br />Kittitas County Parks and Recreation District 1 <br />?. P.O. Box 1064 - Roslyn, WA - 98941 <br />RECEIVED <br />info@kprd1.org <br />www.ukcparksandrec.org biAR 14 2iJz3 <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Board Of County Commissioners March 8, 2023 <br />205 W 5th Ave Suite 108 <br />Ellensburg WA 98926-2887 <br />Subject: ARPA Appropriations Request <br />KPRD1 is not funded by tax revenue of any kind - we exist and operate on what <br />we are able to raise through donations. Thankfully, the District owns a five -acre <br />parcel outside South Cle Elum that was developed into the Evergreen Sno-Park <br />in 2014. Evergreen provides users with over 90 miles of trail access - the other <br />five Sno-Parks in the district combined have 115 miles of trails access, making <br />Evergreen the Sno-Park with the greatest access and the most potential traffic. <br />We lease the Sno-Park property to Washington State Parks each winter season <br />for a fee which we then use to pay our annual insurance bill, leaving the District <br />to function the rest of the year on donations. <br />The lack of a reliable income source prevents the district from accomplishing <br />projects we have on our agenda - projects that would benefit any resident or <br />visitor to the District in their pursuit of recreational activities. We realize there <br />are a variety of grants that could be applied for but with many requiring <br />matching funds, we are simply unable to gain any traction in our goal of <br />improving and expanding recreational opportunities in Upper County. <br />The Evergreen Sno-Park was established on land that had previously been <br />used as a dumping site for construction debris and fill dirt. It was then graded <br />and covered with gravel. Over time, the gravel has sunk into the clay -like <br />substance below it necessitating several additional gravel applications. These <br />"band -aide" fixes simply have not lasted long. The lack of proper preparation <br />Kent Verbeck Ira Astrachan Keegan Fengler Ali Astrachan Lucy Temple <br />