[OMS_MANAGERS] Oregon Main Street Adds Four New Main Street Communities to the Network

Thu Feb 23 11:52:42 PST 2023

Congratulations to all the new communities!  Very exciting!

Kelly Haverkate
Dayton, OR

On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 10:56 AM STUART Sheri * OPRD <
Sheri.STUART at oprd.oregon.gov> wrote:

> *News Release*
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> Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Release Date: February 23, 2023
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> Media Contact:
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> Sheri Stuart, Oregon Main Street Coordinator
> 503-986-0679, sheri.stuart at oprd.oregon.gov
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> Oregon Main Street Adds Four New Main Street Communities to the Network
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> SALEM, Oregon – Oregon Main Street (OMS) has accepted the Canyonville
> Main Street Association, Sherwood Main Street, Historic Downtown Gresham
> Business Association, and Riddle Downtown Development at the Affiliated
> Main Street level of the OMS Network.
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> Communities participating at this level have a high degree of commitment
> to using the nationally recognized place-based Main Street Approach™
> methodology to create lasting impact in enhancing their historic downtowns.
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> Affiliated Main Street level communities must have a cohesive core of
> historic or older commercial and mixed-use buildings that represent the
> community’s architectural heritage and may include compatible in-fill. They
> must also have a sufficient mass of businesses, buildings, and density to
> be effective, as well as be a compact and pedestrian-oriented district.
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> The primary emphasis of the Affiliated Main Street level is to provide
> technical assistance to program’s in their formative years.  Acceptance
> into this level allows communities to participate in training, community
> assessments, technical assistance, and receive local capacity building
> support. There isn’t a fee to participate in the Oregon Main Street
> Network.
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> The selection process included submitting an application that describes
> their district, previous efforts to improve downtown, readiness to
> implement the Main Street Approach™, board development efforts, in addition
> to other criteria.
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> Currently, there are 100 communities in Oregon participating in one of the
> four levels of the Oregon Main Street Network: Accredited Main Street,
> Designated Main Street, Affiliated Main Street, and Connected Communities.
> Sherwood Main Street and the Canyonville Main Street Association were
> already participating at the Connected Communities level. Riddle Downtown
> Development was a previous member but had been at the inactive status for a
> number of years. The Historic Downtown Gresham Business Association is
> joining the Network for the first time.
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> Oregon Main Street is part of Oregon Heritage in Oregon Parks and
> Recreation Department.
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> Contact: Sheri Stuart at sheri.stuart at oprd.oregon.gov or 503.986.0679.
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> Local Contacts:
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> Brandi Gross, President
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> Canyonville Main Street Association
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> 541-817-7098
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> bgross at hometowninscenter.com
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> Sally Gilcrease, Vice President
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> Riddle Downtown Development
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> 503-307-0807
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> hecklerr at msn.com
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> Jacob Pflug, President
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> Sherwood Main Street
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> 503-9152324
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> jake at symposiumcoffee.com
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> Claire Lider, President
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> Historic Downtown Gresham Business Association
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> 360-798-8663
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> claire at kidslovetkd.com
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> *Sheri Stuart **(she, her, hers) *|  Oregon Main Street Coordinator
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> Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
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> Salem, Oregon 97301
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