[OMS_MANAGERS] Legislature Advocacy

[Kendall Bell]

Hi Kelly,  Great work on getting a site visit.  I will contact you off line and set up a time to chat about some important talking points.
Thank you, Kendall


> On Dec 1, 2020, at 12:33 PM, Kelly Haverkate <kellyjhaverkate at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kevin,
> My representative actually took me up on a meeting.  SO, I'm meeting with him on Friday morning, downtown.
> I'm happy to talk about all these things....  If there are more talking points, let me know.
> 
> Kelly
> Downtown Dayton
> 
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 12:02 PM Kevin Teater <kevin at downtownbeaverton.org <mailto:kevin at downtownbeaverton.org>> wrote:
> Hey everyone,
> 
> We talked a lot about advocating for the Main Street Revitalization Grant with our state legislators. How would you all feel about advocating your legislators to return for a special session to implement some commercial relief strategies? It sounds like they are thinking about it <https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/489405-393623-restaurants-ask-legislators-to-help-in-time-of-need#>.
> 
> What are some of the strategies you feel would be most helpful in your communities? These three are on the top of my mind:
> Commercial eviction freeze extension.
> To-go cocktail approval.
> Financial relief for restaurants (at a minimum. Businesses of all types could use it though).
> I'd want to see some equitable unrolling of financial relief though. Organizations like ours can help people apply if there is enough time in the process. First-come, first-serve hasn't worked well here.
> Kevin Teater (he/him)
> Executive Director
> Beaverton Downtown Association
> www.downtownbeaverton.org <http://www.downtownbeaverton.org/>
> PO Box 311
> Beaverton, OR 97005
> (503) 332-5419

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