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Appendix A: Executive lnterviews <br />LAST THOUGHTS QUOTES OF NOTE <br />These are quotes that express commonly held ideos or were especially importantto note. These final <br />thoughts did not fit any porticular category. <br />"Grawing Ellensburg ss sn events destination will require coordination of schedules." <br />"Using the Kittitos County Events Center for meetings is complicated by the lack of hotets in walking <br />distance and lack of transit to the site." (And potentially lock of ovailability?) <br />"We have BG nanprofits in Ellensburg competing against one another. I'd tike to see oll organizations <br />working together...we all have the same goals." <br />'The biggest thing is to be just weird enough to spark curiosity. For example, we're d tight group of <br />co nse rvative s w ith I i be rs I col I eg e stu d ents." <br />'The Upper and LowerValley mentality divides us." <br />"Ellensburg needs to stop fighting with CWU.' <br />"We need a convention center!" <br />"We're missing a connection to the Columbia River, which is close and offers more recreationa! <br />opportunities." <br />"We need ta use lodging tox dallars to get the biggest bang for the buck. We have another hotel <br />coming in two years that will grow tfie pot of LTAC dollars. How does the city best use that money?" <br />City of Ellensburg <br />Five-Year Tourisnr Strategic Plan <br />2019 61