[OMS_MANAGERS] Creating a Historic District

[Director, Executive]

Hi Liz

Would you have time for a cup of coffee or tea at a place of your choice
where I can hear how you manage to have lights without power. We are faced
with waiting for the bypass to finish before we can widen our sidewalks and
put in power...so wondering what you have in place? At your convenience of
course
Rgds
Molly Olson
Executive Director Newberg Downtown Coalition

On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 4:34 PM Liz Hannum <liz at downtownoregoncity.org>
wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Shannen
>>
>> President
>>
>> Historic Willamette Main Street
>>
>> www.historicwillamette.com
>>
>> 503-349-0015
>>
>>
>>
>> *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
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>> 29592 Ellensburg Ave, Gold Beach, OR 97444
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/29592+Ellensburg+Ave,+Gold+Beach,+OR+97444?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>
>> [image: Image removed by sender.]
>>
>
>
> --
> Liz Hannum
> Executive Director
>
> Downtown Oregon City Association
> 814 Main Street
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> Oregon City, OR 97045
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>
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