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ll. Project Overview <br />1. Project Description <br />Project Purpose <br />The proposed project is the construction of a community recreation center, thoughtfutty designed <br />with community input, to serve residents and visitors of Upper Kittitas County for the next 50 <br />years and beyond. For over two decades, community members have voiced a strong and <br />consistent desire for a year-round facitity where peopte of at[ ages can safety gather, connect, and <br />participate in heatthy, active tifestytes-particutarty during the region's [ong and often isotating <br />winters. <br />ln response to this need, the Upper Kittitas County Community Recreation Center Attiance (UKC <br />CRCA), a 501 (cX3) nonprof it, was established in 202O to lead the effort to make this Long- <br />standing community vision a reatity. Since then, a broad-based Project Committee-comprised <br />of teaders from the Hein Legacy Foundation, the City of Cte Etum, [oca[ school districts, smatl <br />businesses, civic groups, nonprofit organizations, and engaged residents-has worked <br />collaborativety to bring the project to fut[ construction readiness. <br />Proiect Historv <br />A community recreation facitity-particutarty one that inctudes a swimming poot-has been a <br />tong-standing priority for Upper Kittitas County residents. As part of the 2002 Development <br />4