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Appticants shoutd identify: <br />Project milestones and timetines (e.g., phases of construction, anticipated <br />completion date) - The city ptans to be under contract with a developer by October <br />'l ,2025, permitting compteted by March 1 ,2026, and construction starting April 1 , <br />2026 with a comptetion date of June 1,2027. Doors witt be open to the pubtic Juty 1, <br />2027. <br />How the project witt be promoted through tourism channets once compteted - <br />Once compteted, the fietdhouse witt be promoted through the fottowing tourism <br />channets and strategies: <br />r Positioning as a Four-Season Anchor Venue: The fietdhouse will be <br />featured as a premier indoor destination for sports tourism, youth <br />tournaments, recreation events, and wettness activities-hetping to fitt <br />seasonat gaps in visitation and drive overnight stays during off-peak periods. <br />. lnctusion in Gountywide Campaigns: Through col,taboration with the <br />Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and other Destination Marketing <br />Organizations (DMOs), the fietdhouse witl be incorporated into tourism <br />cottaterat, seasonaI marketing campaigns, the county visitor guide, digitat <br />itineraries, and the Chamber's "Move, Shop, and Visit" ptatform. <br />o Event and Group Travel Promotion: As the Tourism Ptan emphasizes <br />growing group travel and event-based tourism, the fietdhouse witl serve as a <br />venue to attract sports tournaments, expos, and regionaI events-supported <br />by customized promotion to event organizers and travet ptanners. <br />. Cross-Promotion with Locat Experiences: The fietdhouse witt be <br />marketed in tandem with Ettensburg's creative district, walkabte downtown, <br />dining, todging, and nearby recreation-creating bundted experiences that <br />highlight both wetlness and cutture. <br />. Digitat and Paid Media Strategy: With an emphasis on digital reach in the <br />Tourism Ptan, the fietdhouse wil,t be promoted via the Chamber's website, <br />sociaI media, SEO-optimized bLog content, targeted emaiI newsletters, and <br />paid campaigns hightighting its amenities and accessibitity. <br />How the facitity or infrastructure will, support tourism-retated activity (events, <br />visitor services, recreationat use, etc.) Keyways the facitity witt support tourism: <br />.Event Hosting & Sports Tourism: The fietdhouse witt provide a venue for <br />regionat and statewide sporting events-inctuding basketbatt, volteyba[t, <br />picktebatt, futsat, and other court/turf-based sports. These events wit[ attract <br />a <br />a <br />a