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• <br /> OFFICE OF THE PETER F.RUNYON <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 411111 JON STAVNEY <br /> • 970.3285 SARA J.FISHER <br /> 99f FAX 870,928-8629 <br /> emaN:eagl ecaw�lyus <br /> www.eaglecoIm.us <br /> EAGLE COUNTY <br /> September 4,2012 <br /> Mr.John McClow,Chairman of the Board <br /> Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> 1313 Sherman St. Rm.721 <br /> Denver,CO 80203 <br /> RE: Support for$500,000 Grant to build Gore Canyon Whitewater Park <br /> Dear Chairman McClow and members of the board: <br /> On behalf of the people of Eagle County,we want to encourage you to award Grand County the full <br /> amount of the Water Supply Reserve Account grant requests for$500,000 to build Gore Canyon <br /> Whitewater Park on the Colorado River at Pumphouse. <br /> Float boating recreation on the Upper Colorado River through Grand and Eagle Counties is a major <br /> contributor to our local and state economy. Hundreds of direct jobs are provided to our residents in the <br /> commercial rafting,kayaldng and fishing industry. Thousands of residents and visitors from across the <br /> state and nation enjoy the Upper Colorado River between Gore Canyon and Glenwood Canyon each year. <br /> The people of Eagle County are strongly committed to both using and protecting this amazing natural <br /> resource. <br /> The Gore Canyon Whitewater Park will complement the approximately$7.4 million investment Eagle <br /> County has recently made to purchase open space and build public recreational launch facilities along the <br /> Colorado River in partnership with BLM.A Whitewater Park at Pumphouse would significantly enhance <br /> this investment by providing a park-and-play facility between the Class V Gore Canyon reach and the <br /> Sfamily-friendly Class 11-Ill reaches from Pumphouse to Dotsero. <br /> The Water Supply Reserve Account is the most appropriate source of state funding to help us build the <br /> Gore Canyon Whitewater Park This is a water project of statewide significance to the tourism industry. <br /> Non-consumptive recreational projects are often the point of discussion in the water community,but <br /> rarely are recreations projects proposed for funding by the WSRA. We support using$100,000 from the <br /> Basin Account and$400,000 from the Statewide Account to help build a water project that presents such <br /> a myriad of important benefits to the local and state economies. Please don't hesitate to contact Eagle <br /> County if you have any questions. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Eagle County B - of . ssioners <br /> j rfte <br /> Peter F.Runyon Stavney Sara J.Fis er <br /> Chairman •mmissioner Commissioner <br /> Eagle County Building,500 Broadway,P.O.Box 850,Eagle,Colorado 81631-0850 <br /> 1 <br />