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ELI.ENSB[!Rfr <br />May 3!,2023 <br />Kittitas County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee <br />Kittitas County Cou rthouse <br />Commissioners Office 205 <br />W 5th Ave Suite l-08 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />Dear Committee Members, <br />Forthe better part of the last 25 years, the Unity Park site has been home for Jazz in the Valley, <br />now known as the Ellensburg Music Fest (EMF), which is an annual music event drawing <br />thousands of visitors to Kittitas County to enjoy three days of music, sun, and our beautiful <br />downtown. <br />Hearing that the City is applying for funding through the 'Tourism-Related, Small Scale <br />Municipality-Owned' project program has the EMF Board of Directors very excited. Each year <br />we run into challenges providing something as simple as shade for our performers, which is <br />especially important given the fact that our event takes place the last weekend of July, which is <br />arguably the hottest time of year in Ellensburg. The addition of a shade tents at Unity Park will <br />benefit both the performers and attendees and will undoubtedly have a significant impact on <br />our ability to provide top talent and entertainment year in and year out for our community. <br />We hope that the Committee will look favorably on this project and award funding. Please feel <br />free to contact with me any additional questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />/s/ <br />Tony Swartz <br />President/Director <br />Ellensburg Music Festival