[OMS_MANAGERS] Creating a Historic District

[Liz Hannum]

Just going to get up on my soap box for a minute - I wasn't around when
they did the streetscape renovation in 2012, but I desperately wish they
had run electrical underground and to the treewells. It would make events
and projects so much easier to manage if there was consistent power. We
also have tree lights year round which cost $15-20k annually to maintain
and it's a project that honestly probably shouldn't have happened without
that power. Now we spend thousand a year and have no reliable power, gfi
switch problems, wires hanging off roofs, etc. It's a major regret that the
City didn't spend the money to do it at the time when they ripped up the
streets. If you have the money and opportunity and political willpower to
do it, I highly recommend it. It would save us thousands of dollars and
hundreds of man hours. EVERY YEAR... ok, off my soap box now.

On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 4:15 PM <president at historicwillamette.com> wrote:

> We are in the middle of the streetscape right now. Instead of
> undergrounding power, we are rerouting it to be off street and on the side
> streets instead. It saved $500K and would less disruptive to businesses. To
> underground power, the businesses may have had to upgrade their electrical
> panels which would be a few thousand dollars in cost and have downtime to
> their business.  I’m happy to answer any questions you have as well.
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> Thanks
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> Shannen
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> President
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> Historic Willamette Main Street
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> www.historicwillamette.com
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> 503-349-0015
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> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> *On
> Behalf Of *Business Outreach & Community Coordinator
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:50 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street program managers <
> oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> *Subject:* [OMS_MANAGERS] Creating a Historic District
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> Good afternoon everyone,
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> Our Main Street organization is interested in creating a historic district
> in town, but it will be a pretty big undertaking that might include laying
> underground wires instead of using the power poles.  Our board wanted me to
> see if anyone has undertaken a project of this size, and what steps you
> took to move forward on it.
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> Thank you in advance,
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> *Lyndsey Dixon*
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> Business Outreach & Community Coordinator | Gold Beach Main Street
> 541 247 7029 ext. 106 | goldbeachmainstreet.org
> 29592 Ellensburg Ave, Gold Beach, OR 97444
>
> [image: Image removed by sender.]
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-- 
Liz Hannum
Executive Director

Downtown Oregon City Association
814 Main Street
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Oregon City, OR 97045
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