[OMS_MANAGERS] Creating a Historic District

[president at historicwillamette.com]

To clarify we will be having power (electricity) underground to trees with wi-fi lights (and free wifi for the district as well). We can change colors via a website which is super neat.  But we did not underground the  power poles (utility poles, cable lines, etc.). We wanted the power lines off the street because they look ugly but that is what was so expensive to actually underground the power poles and would be a cost to businesses.  

 

Thanks

Shannen

President

Historic Willamette Main Street

 <http://www.historicwillamette.com> www.historicwillamette.com

503-349-0015

 

From: OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> On Behalf Of Liz Hannum
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 4:34 PM
To: Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Creating a Historic District

 

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 <mailto: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.

 

 

Thanks

Shannen

President

Historic Willamette Main Street

 <http://www.historicwillamette.com> www.historicwillamette.com

503-349-0015

 

From: OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us <mailto: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 <mailto:oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> >
Subject: [OMS_MANAGERS] Creating a Historic District

 

Good afternoon everyone,

 

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.  

 

Thank you in advance,

 

Lyndsey Dixon

Business Outreach & Community Coordinator | Gold Beach Main Street 
541 247 7029 ext. 106 | goldbeachmainstreet.org <http://goldbeachmainstreet.org> 
29592 Ellensburg Ave, Gold Beach, OR 97444






 

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