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January24, 2026 <br />Re: Suncadia Application for a 15-year extension of the MPR <br />Kittitas County Board Members, <br />We have been involved in the Upper County for 30+ years. After having a cabin on the <br />Yakima River on acreagenearSouth Cle Elum, our parents were cons ideringTumbleCreek <br />and ended up buying a lot in Suncadia and building a home starting in 2005. My sister and I <br />also bought a homesite, and each built in Suncadia. After many years, our parents lived in <br />their home in Suncadia and now it now belongs to us, and our parents were never able to <br />enjoy all of the amenities that Lowe promised to create when they bought and built here. <br />They lived here for most of16 years without Suncadia Village and other amenities the <br />developer promised. The developer also promised direct access to Suncadia Village via <br />either abridge orfootbridge across the Cle Elum River from Tumble Creek which to date <br />has never happened. <br />In regard to the developer requesting a 1 5-yearextension of their MPR development <br />agreement, we see no reason to approvetheir request. Theywill only failto complete the <br />amenities originallysoldto everyone duringthefirst manyyears of their marketing the <br />resort. An extension will only allow the current investor to increase their return on <br />investment when they sell, and once again, the resort will not be complete for a long period <br />of time. This is the time for Kittitas County to apply pressure on the current Developer to <br />complete the plan that was approved over20 years ago. The property owners who own <br />homes, condos and vacant parcels all hope to experience a complete resort soon. All of <br />the developers' stories as to why they have not been able to proceed or that the plans are <br />being created, are old news and misrepresentations. In a few years, a second generation <br />will have experienced an unfinished resort. <br />Please apply pressure to the Lowe organization to follow through with all the original <br />representations and finish up their involvement. <br />Thank You! <br />Kathy Mattison <br />461 Larkspur Loop <br />Cle Elum, WA98922 <br />