[OMS_MANAGERS] Tigard Downtown Alliance Achieves Designated Main Street Status

[Bethe Patrick]

Congrats Kyle and the rest of the team!

On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 9:35 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: September 27, 2024
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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 New Designated Main Street Community to the Network
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> SALEM, Oregon – Oregon Main Street (OMS) has accepted the Tigard Downtown
> Alliance (TDA) at the Designated Main Street level of the OMS Network.
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> The Designated Main Street level is a mark of distinction that reflects a
> demonstrated effort to building, growing, and sustaining a main street
> organization to support efforts to improve a community’s historic downtown
> by leveraging partnerships and engaging community members.
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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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> “We are very excited to have the Tigard Downtown Alliance” move up a tier
> in the Oregon Main Street Network,” said Sheri Stuart, State Coordinator,
> Oregon Main Street. “They have been slowly and thoughtfully growing their
> organizational structure over the past two years and have demonstrated a
> deep commitment to support their downtown and develop activities to enhance
> its vitality.”
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> “Over the past ten years, we have made significant progress, and our team
> is prepared to continue the hard work required to grow a thriving community
> rooted in the Main Street Four-Point Approach, said Dr. Kevin Bates,
> President, Tigard Downtown Alliance. “We are deeply grateful to our
> executive director—Kyle Knepper, our board of directors, volunteers, and
> Sheri Stuart with Oregon Main Street, whose support made it possible for us
> to achieve Designated Status.”
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> Designated 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 Designated Main Street level is to provide
> technical assistance to organizations to help them strengthen their
> revitalization efforts.  Acceptance into this level allows communities to
> participate in training, program evaluations, 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 109 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.
> TDA was at the Affiliated Main Street level prior to being accepted at the
> Designated Main Street level.
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> Oregon Main Street is part of Oregon Heritage in Oregon Parks and
> Recreation Department.
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> # # #
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> *State Contact*:
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> Sheri Stuart, OMS Coordinator
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> Cell: 503-551-3705
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> Email: sheri.stuart at oprd.oregon.gov
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> *Local Contacts*:
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> Dr. Kevin Bates, TDA Board Chair
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> Email: kevin at symposiumcoffee.com
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> Kyle Knepper, TDA Executive Director
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> Email: kyle at exploredowntowntigard.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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> Desk:  (503)986-0679 cell: (503)551-3705
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