[OMS_MANAGERS] Medford - EID PASSED!

[Harrison Gordon Butler]

Congrats Annie! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Harrison Butler
Executive Director
Hillsboro Downtown Partnership
The Downtown HIVE
233 SE Washington St
Hillsboro, OR 97123
503-640-6145
www.downtownhillsboro.org



On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 10:34 Main Street Cascade Locks <
mainstreetcascadelocks at gmail.com> wrote:

> Congrats, Annie! That's great news!!!
>
> *Main Street Cascade Locks*
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> *A community for our downtown and a downtown for our community*
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> On Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 10:31 AM Executive Director <
> executivedirector at downtownmedford.org> wrote:
>
>> *Good morning!*
>> I wanted to share some exciting news with you,
>> *the Economic Improvement District was approved last night by City
>> Council!*
>> It passed unanimously (with one abstention due to a conflict, but that
>> councilor is fully supportive), and we were also awarded the contract.
>>
>> Just as important—only *11% of property owners were opposed*, which is a
>> strong show of support after a two-year process.
>>
>> A few highlights from the night:
>>
>>    - Over 30 people stayed for nearly four hours since we were the last
>>    item on the agenda
>>    - Public comments in favor were thoughtful and strong
>>    - We received 24 letters of support, including 14% from within the
>>    district
>>    - City staff is genuinely excited and proud to be partnering with us
>>    - And a fun milestone: f*or the first time, City staff will attend
>>    the Main Street Conference with us.*
>>
>> We’ll share the official press release soon, but I wanted you to hear it
>> directly. This is a big moment for downtown Medford, and we truly
>> appreciate your support along the way.
>>
>>
>>
>> Annie
>>
>> *Did you miss the March Newsletter... read here
>> <https://mailchi.mp/downtownmedford/dma_march2026newsletter>*
>>
>>
>> *Annie Jenkins, Executive Director*
>>
>> Downtown Medford Association
>>
>> Mobile | 541-941-5204
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>> Email | executivedirector <http://goog_2121433655>@downtownmedford.org
>>
>>
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