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<DIV>Good News from Independence - sometimes patience pays!<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Sheri Stuart, Coordinator</DIV>
<DIV>Oregon Main Street</DIV>
<DIV>725 Summer St., Suite C</DIV>
<DIV>Salem, OR 97301</DIV>
<DIV>503.986.0679</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/">www.oregonheritage.org</A></DIV>
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<DIV><EM>Oregon Main Street is administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.</EM></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This e-mail may contain information that is privileged or confidential.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you are not the addressee or it appears from the context that you have received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by reply e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the message and any attachments from your system.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>>>> Shawn Irvine <irvine.shawn@ci.independence.or.us> 1/13/2014 1:51 PM >>><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>It’s short notice but I wanted to let you know about an exciting development in downtown Independence. The JS Cooper Building – one of the poster children for absentee landlord/vacant distressed historic buildings – has been sold. The new owners are holding a “revival” aka: open house, to talk about their plans for the building and let people wander around inside. This is one of the key buildings downtown and has attracted a lot of interest as it’s been closed for the better part of 20 years. If you or anyone you know wants to come out for the event, it will be Tuesday (tomorrow) at 11 am. The new owner and his property manager are historic preservation buffs and intend to restore as many of the building’s original features as they can. It will be a lot of fun and it’s a great building to look at. I’ve attached a current and historic picture. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Could you pass this on to the OMS listserv and any other appropriate email list? The sale of this building might make for an interesting case study at the next OMS conference too – a combination of pressure from the city, persistence from the buyer, and some luck thrown in.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks and I hope you had a great holiday.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Shawn <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Shawn Irvine<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Economic Development Director<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><A href="mailto:sirvine@ci.independence.or.us">sirvine@ci.independence.or.us</A><o:p></o:p></P>
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