[OMS_MANAGERS] FINDINGS & POLICY IMPLICATIONS: Main Street America / Impact of COVID-19 On Small Businesses

[Bryan Iverson]

My wife is the State Representative - District 55. Vikki Breese Iverson. I
will make sure her and the colleagues get a copy of this report.
I don't weigh in a lot from Prineville, but I do appreciate the information
that you all share.

Bryan Iverson
Prineville Downtown Association



On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 2:17 PM Darin Rutledge <
darin at downtownklamathfalls.org> wrote:

> Very good. I think it would be great if all our state legislators got this
> information from their Main Street Managers. 👍
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> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> on
> behalf of HARVEY W SCHUBOTHE <ninerharv2 at msn.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, April 10, 2020 2:13:36 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street program managers <
> oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> *Subject:* Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] FINDINGS & POLICY IMPLICATIONS: Main Street
> America / Impact of COVID-19 On Small Businesses
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> I did exactly that this morning, distributing the report to local office
> holders, stakeholders and merchants.
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> Harv
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> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> on
> behalf of W Darin Rutledge, Executive Director <
> darin at downtownklamathfalls.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, April 10, 2020 2:10:35 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street program managers <
> oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> *Subject:* [OMS_MANAGERS] FW: FINDINGS & POLICY IMPLICATIONS: Main Street
> America / Impact of COVID-19 On Small Businesses
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> Good afternoon, all. Hopefully you’ve all had a chance to look at the
> results of the Main Street America survey (attached) which some of you and
> hopefully many of your businesses participated in. The results are
> sobering, but certainly helpful in at least understanding the baseline from
> which we’ll be working for the foreseeable future.
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> I delivered the report to our local elected officials because I think it’s
> useful information as they deliberate policy, and because it’s an
> opportunity to advocate and make sure they are thinking about Main Street
> and specifically our organizations as they start putting together
> response/recovery plans.
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> As I was sitting at my desk something stirred a thought in my mind that
> maybe I should share this with the rest of you and encourage you to take
> the lead with your elected officials and do the same … I don’t know, maybe
> it was a random phone call that I received while I was sitting here?
> Anyway, I’m sure our OMS staff in Salem would be proud of us for advocating
> this way – but you know, they have to be careful about crossing certain
> lines. So, I’m passing it along for your consideration. 😉
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> Have a wonderful weekend, and a happy (if not non-traditional) Easter!
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> *W. Darin Rutledge*
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> Executive Director
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> Klamath Falls Downtown Association
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> darin at downtownklamathfalls.org
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> 541.539.6212
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> *From: *"W Darin Rutledge, Executive Director" <
> darin at downtownklamathfalls.org>
> *Date: *Friday, April 10, 2020 at 12:27 PM
> *To: *Todd Andres <toddandres82 at gmail.com>, Kendall Bell <
> kendallbell945 at gmail.com>, Matt Dodson <dodson1856 at yahoo.com>, Kelley
> Minty Morris <kmorris at klamathcounty.org>, Derrick DeGroot <
> ddegroot at klamathcounty.org>, <dboyd at klamathcounty.org>, Representative
> Werner Reschke <Rep.EWernerReschke at public.govdelivery.com>, Senator
> Dennis Linthicum <sen.DennisLinthicum at public.govdelivery.com>, <
> rep.VikkiBreeseIverson at oregonlegislature.gov>, Dan Tofell
> <dtofell at klamathfalls.city>, Dan Tofell <dtofell at klamathfalls.city>, Phil
> Studenberg <pstudenberg at klamathfalls.city>, Carol Westfall
> <cwestfall at klamathfalls.city>
> *Cc: *LIEBE Annette * GOV <Annette.LIEBE at oregon.gov>, STUART Sheri * OPRD
> <Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov>, Nicolas Phair <nphair at klamathinsurance.com>
> *Subject: *FINDINGS & POLICY IMPLICATIONS: Main Street America / Impact
> of COVID-19 On Small Businesses
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> Klamath County Area Elected Officials:
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> I know none of you has a lack of important reading material at the moment,
> but I would encourage you to review the attached findings and policy
> implications from a survey recently conducted by Main Street America. This
> report summarizes the current impact of COVID-19 on small businesses across
> the country, and will be very useful to you as you work with your
> colleagues and your constituents in preparing and executing immediate and
> longer-term response & recovery efforts.
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> While this report includes data from across the nation, OPRD’s Oregon Main
> Street staff and managers of Oregon Main Street programs around the state
> promoted it widely so there is representation from our state and our
> region. The methodology is included in the report, but I would highlight
> that greater than 90% of the respondents had fewer than 20 employees, and
> 65.5% had fewer than five employees. Also, 40% of the small businesses
> represented operate in towns fewer than 10,000 residents. Given our
> experience and engagement with other local partners in the past few weeks,
> the data in this report is representative of the experience in our region.
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> Thank you for your continued work on behalf of our citizens and our
> businesses, particularly as we face this (hopefully) once in a lifetime
> disruption.
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> Regards,
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> *W. Darin Rutledge*
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> Executive Director
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> Klamath Falls Downtown Association
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> darin at downtownklamathfalls.org
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> 541.539.6212
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-- 
Bryan Iverson
Chief Strategist

Iverson Media Group

541-233-9037
bryan at iversonmedia.com
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