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Kittitas County o City of (le Elum - City of Ellensburg o City of Kittitas o City of Roslyn o Town of South (le Elum <br />KITTITAS COUNTY CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTS <br />September 25, 2024 <br />Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners <br />205 West 5th Avenue, Suite 108 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />Dear Commissioners, <br />Kittitas County Conference of Governments (COG) is writing to express our recommendation to <br />expeditiously fund the work of Central Washington University (enclosed) and our Associate <br />Development Organizations in Kittitas and Yakima Counties for the development of an updated <br />regional Community Economic Development Strategic (CEDS) plan in compliance with federal <br />Economic Development Agency requirements. COG believes this expenditure is of urgent <br />importance to our region as it defines our roadmap to not only economic development but also <br />makes those identified projects and concepts eligible for increased federal funding. Infrastructure <br />investment is a recognized challenge for our county, and COG believes this work will be of great <br />assistance to assigning priority to those projects that represent the greatest opportunity for <br />leveraged gains. <br />COG asks that you work with Yakima County to also come together with an equal split of the <br />necessary funding allocation for this project. By moving quickly to do so, the regional Economic <br />Development District can begin the task of assigning organizational responsibilities and get this <br />project on the right path. Thank you for your attention to this matter, and COG looks forward to <br />working with you to help develop our area's economic development future. <br />Sin c rely, <br />r <br />Matthew Lundh <br />Chair, COG <br />CC: Central Washington University — Business and Community Services <br />Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce <br />Yakima County Development Association <br />Enc: CWU Proposal <br />K.(.C.0.6 o 411 North Ruby Street, Suite 1 - Ellensburg, WA 98926 - PH (509) 962-7523 - FX (509) 962-7663 <br />