December 12, 2006

Steve Iverson

Grants Pass School District 7

725 NE Dean St

Grants Pass, OR  97526

Dear Mr. Iverson,

We represent the Josephine County Equestrian Coalition (JCEC), a non-profit organization formed in 2001. We represent a majority of the Horse Clubs and individual owners in Josephine County.  Our purpose is to promote and enhance horse activities in Josephine County. In our short history we have, with cooperation of the Josephine County Parks Dept. built the horse camp at Lake Selmac,  and in conjunction with BLM helped with improvements of Cathedral Hill Park. April 2007 will be our third year of  Equifair at the Josephine County Fairgrounds, a free event for the general public. 5000-10000 people are expected to attend the 2007 Equifair, which has grown to a 2-day event.

We have also made monetary contributions to the High School Equestrian teams.

We would like to discuss the possibility of helping to develop a public multi-use facility on the undeveloped District 7 lands on the southwest side of Stringer Gap Road (37-06-03 tax lot 2100 & 37-06-10 tax lot 100). We believe that this would be an ideal setting for an Equine/Multi-use trail project including: improvement of the existing roads, development of an arena, stalls and parking areas and miles of trails (this land is adjacent to BLM land). This would benefit the High School Equestrian teams, 4H, and the general public. The trails would be developed to serve hikers as well as equestrians.

We will seek support from local businesses to help with the construction and financing of the project. At this time, we are prepared to finance an aerial mapping project to develop a base map which will be a fundamental part of the overall project plan.  We are also prepared to take care of the up-keep and insurance for this proposed park.

We are an established non-profit organization and hope you will join us in making a contribution and gift to the youth and general public of Josephine County. This is a proposed project that will make a difference.

Sincerely,

Cindy McLachlan, Ron Goodpasture, Bill and Sue Colisch, and Ron and Chris Usher

Representatives - Josephine County Equestrian Coalition   

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