<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Hi all -- </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">
I have a situation here in Sandy that I would love to get some outside perspectives on. We have a winery that is located about 1/2 a mile outside of our downtown that just moved in about 6 months ago. Their owner really, really, really wants to participate in our First Friday program, but really is not even close to the Main Street district. We can't include her because a) she's not downtown, and b) even if we said yes, there is no way we could get people to walk that far, so she would end up being open late with an empty tasting room.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">This business owner, however, simply will not take "no" for an answer. We were going to suggest that she partner with one of our Main Street businesses (and we have a chocolate shop downtown that does wine tastings for First Friday - a natural fit), but she has specifically stated that she does not want to go to another business; she wants people to come to her business. Also, since our Main Street program is currently funded by the City of Sandy (our EID failed, so...), she has started using the "I pay the same taxes as every other business in town, so I deserve to be part of this program" argument. The only way I can see this working is if the City Council changes the boundaries of the Central Commercial District, which as I'm sure you can imagine isn't going to happen anytime soon.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Does anyone have any suggestions on how I might be able to explain this to our winery owner in a better way so that she doesn't end up hating us? </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><em><strong> -- David C. Snider</strong></em></font></div>
<div><em><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Economic Development Manager</font></em></div><div><em><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Sandy Main Street Manager</font></em></div><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif"></font>
<div><em><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif">City of Sandy</font></em></div><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif"></font>
<div><em><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif">39250 Pioneer Boulevard</font></em></div><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif"></font>
<div><em><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Sandy, OR 97055</font></em></div><div><em><font face="Trebuchet MS">(503) 489-2159</font></em></div><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif"></font>
<div><em><a href="mailto:dsnider@ci.sandy.or.us" target="_blank"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif">dsnider@ci.sandy.or.us</font></a></em></div><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif"></font>
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