[OMS_MANAGERS] Albany Promenade Project - phase two

[Eve Silverman]

I had an opportunity to see the beautiful promenade project when Albany hosted the Main Street conference last year.  The new benches provide a great vantage point to see the visually beautiful improvements and colorful landscaping.  The promenade is a wonderful enhancement to your Main Street area.  People do appreciate the ambiance of an attractive area in which to shop and I would imagine that additional physical improvements would only increase the traffic and economic benefit to your community.  This type of public investment spurs on private investment and facilitates building/store occupancies and revenue!
 
Congratulations to Albany for the Outstanding Public Project award.
 
Eve Silverman
Amity Downtown Improvement Group

--- On Wed, 10/12/11, Oscar Hult <oscar at albanydowntown.com> wrote:


From: Oscar Hult <oscar at albanydowntown.com>
Subject: [OMS_MANAGERS] Albany Promenade Project - phase two
To: "Oregon Main Street program managers" <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 11:28 AM


Hello Managers,
Most of you have had the chance to see our new Promenade project that just won the Outstanding Public Project award at the Oregon Main Street conference in Baker City. Our urban renewal agency is now looking at whether or not to complete the next two blocks of the Promenade. There is a concern by several on the renewal agency that the cost of $1 million is too much to bear at this time. Some have said that they think too much work has already been done downtown and that the outlying areas need more attention. 

I am asking for testimonials from you. If you would; please send me your thoughts about how important this kind of public project is to the future of our downtowns, and the private investment that it will in turn bring into our community, so that I can reference them in my letter of support for the project. 

Thanks for considering this and I am already looking forward to our next OMS managers meeting so that I can tell you what a great success this campaign has been.

Here is a link to the story that KVAL news did on the Promenade award... http://www.kval.com/news/local/131556388.html

Oscar B. Hult
Executive Director
Albany Downtown Association
Albany Main Street Program
Albany Park Wise Program
541-928-2469
www.albanydowntown.com
http://www.facebook.com/AlbanyDowntown

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