[OMS_MANAGERS] Creating a Historic District

[Director, Executive]

I should say - without power to the tree wells 😊

On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 12:33 PM Director, Executive <
exec at newbergdowntown.org> wrote:

> 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
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=814+Main+Street+Oregon+City,+OR+97045&entry=gmail&source=g>
>> Oregon City, OR 97045
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=814+Main+Street+Oregon+City,+OR+97045&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>
>> liz at downtownoregoncity.org <jon at downtownoregoncity.org>
>> Office (503) 802-1640
>> Direct (503) 802-1638
>>
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