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A more up-to-date design of the logo was recently adopted with design help from volunteer Heidi Page - tell us what you think!
Research is underway to determine sources and costs to have it embroidered on good quality merchandise to help promote and support the Horse Park.
Entrance to the Park
Western arena under construction - foundation for cattle-safe fencing around arena
Typical RV stalls under the wooded canopy, with water and electrical hookups
First bank of stall going up
Banks of stalls waiting for roofsEarlier News
Construction on Schedule for August Opening!
Clearing and grading work finished ahead of schedule, and the site's beauty and scale are even more impressive than the design team anticipated. Great care is being taken to preserve as much of the woodland setting as possible, including real-time decisions to shift the layout slightly to leave trees standing. The team also is pleased that a large number of the trees that had to be removed have been used by the Kittitas Conservation Trust to restore salmon habitat in several nearby streams.
Work began the end of April on the roads, utilities and other site improvements planned for Phase One - click here to see the master plan and legend.
Recent Design and Development Progress
Dawson Associates has been selected by the Authority Board’s contracts committee to refine the site plans, starting in December with a complete understanding of Operations Programming.
The amended Application and SEPA Checklist were submitted to the City on October 23.
The preliminary civil plans for the Grading & Excavating Permit were included with the amended Application. Further work on the civil plans will result from the more detailed site and facilities design work underway with Dawson Associates.
A draft Development Agreement was submitted to the City on October 23.
Eastern Washington University performed the cultural resources field surveys in October and November. Draft report is due, with recommendations, in December.
Associated Earth Sciences Inc. conducted soil testing field work on October 7 and the full geotechnical report was provided in November.
A water flow and pressure test was performed to facilitate the water system design.
The Cross Country course design is progressing, and the Kittitas Conservation Trust (KCT) is satisfied with the direction that the design is taking.
Dedication Celebration 9-26-09
Over 500 Horse Park supporters and members of the general public attended a fun-filled celebration at the site to recognize a long list of individuals who have dedicated themselves over the years to getting the land and initial development funding. Attendees were treated to a wonderful cowboy barbeque sponsored by Suncadia resort, a well-rounded vendor village, self-guided tours of the property and planned facilities, musical entertainment by two local groups, and various speakers paying tribute to supporters. This event gave everyone a great sense of the beauty and scale of the site.
Lease Executed with Cle Elum
On January 9, 2009 the Authority Board signed a Lease Agreement with the
City of Cle Elum for a 112 acre site for a term of 99 years, fee of $1.00
per year, and renewable thereafter. The property being leased was donated by
Suncadia resort for the express purpose of developing a horse park under an
offer first made in 1995; after many delays and recent complex negotiations,
a formal Land Donation Agreement was signed by all three parties on October
6, 2008.
State Contract for Capital Funding Executed
On December 30, 2008, the Attorney General's office signed a formal Contract
that governs disbursement of the $3.5 million appropriated for the Horse
Park project by the Legislature in its 2007-09 capital budget. Final
execution of the Contract by the Authority Board and the Department of
Community, Trade and Economic Development ("CTED")
took place in
January and funds began to be released for site acquisition,
planning, design and construction activities.
Master Site Design
The design and construction firm of CMW, Inc. of Lexington, Kentucky
http://www.cmwequine.com was hired
in 2007 to work closely with the Horse Park leadership group and major horse
discipline representatives to design the site layout and facilities for the
Washington State Horse Park. CMW’s director of equine venues has visited the
site three times and, along with the expert they retained on western
disciplines Dan Stewart, visited the site in July 2008 and met with leaders
of various English and western disciplines for detailed discussions on wants
and needs for the facilities. We held a second meeting in August to review
and provide feedback on the initial Master Plan proposals. Further
refinements resulted in acceptance of a final Master Plan in February and
more detailed schematic design work is currently underway
Click Here to see a map and site description.
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