[OMS_MANAGERS] We welcome your ideas on a interactive session at the OMS Conference

[David Snider]

Hi all --

For my money, I think the first bullet point there -- property owners that
use historic buildings as "storage" -- is what I would really like to see.
And if possible considering the extreme shortage of vacant commercial
properties for lease around the state right now, perhaps don't limit the
discussion to just historic buildings.  We have both historic buildings and
really desirable commercial buildings being used for this purpose right
now....probably almost as many of those as we have vacant commercial spaces
for lease.  It is absolutely maddening.

* -- David C. Snider*
*Economic Development Manager*
*City of Sandy*
*39250 Pioneer Boulevard*
*Sandy, OR  97055*
*(503) 489-2159*
*dsnider at ci.sandy.or.us <dsnider at ci.sandy.or.us>*


On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 11:19 AM, STUART Sheri * OPRD <
Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov> wrote:

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> We will be wrapping up the Oregon Main Street Conference, Oct. 4-6, in
> Oregon City, with an interactive session to *Trouble Shoot Issues on Main
> Street*. The idea is to help a community address an issue in their
> downtown. In 5-minutes or less, towns will present their issue to a panel
> of experts and then the experts will brainstorm solutions. Our awesome
> facilitator is Michele Reeves from Civilis Consulting – you might know her
> as a presenter at several of our previous conferences. We have some ideas
> submitted from a few communities already, but we still have room for a few
> more. You can respond over the listserv or email me directly at:
> sheri.stuart at oregon.gov
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>
> Here’s some of the issues towns have mentioned (we welcome feedback on
> these topics as well – which are you most interested in hearing some ideas
> and ways to assist?):
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> ·        Property owners that use historic buildings as “storage”
>
> ·        Strategies for filling up vacant buildings in an historic small
> Oregon town.
>
> ·        Creating a collaborative relationship between Downtown
> Associations, Chambers, Visitors Centers & regional tourism NGOs when the
> missions overlap and the players see the dynamic as a "zero-sum-game"
>
> ·        Funding a downtown organization to include a paid downtown
> manager on a stable basis. What are the tools and how are they employed to
> convince skeptics?
>
> ·        Educating local business owners on running their business like a
> business and not like a hobby.  (i.e., meeting the needs of the community
> and not the personal needs of the owner.
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>
>
> Regards, Sheri
>
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