<div dir="ltr">Great job all! And congratulations!!<div><br></div><div>Noelle </div><div><br></div><div>Noelle Brooks</div><div>Historic Willamette Main Street</div><div><a href="http://www.historicwillamette.com">www.historicwillamette.com</a></div><div>503.750.0297</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 12:38 PM, Saira Siddiqui <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:director@hillsborodowntown.com" target="_blank">director@hillsborodowntown.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Do I have permission to copy and paste some of this for our local press release?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-3054858710681612272gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:small">Saira Siddiqui</span><br></div><div><div style="font-size:small">Executive Director</div><div style="font-size:small">Hillsboro Downtown Partnership</div><div style="font-size:small"><a href="http://www.hillsborodowntown.com" target="_blank">www.hillsborodowntown.com</a></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="2"><a href="tel:(503)%20640-6145" value="+15036406145" target="_blank">503.640.6145</a> (w)<br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br></font></span><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Henry Katie * OPRD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Katie.Henry@oregon.gov" target="_blank">Katie.Henry@oregon.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif""> NEWS RELEASE <wbr> <wbr> May 9, 2017<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Grants awarded for main streets throughout the state<u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Heritage, a division of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, awarded 27 matching grants worth $2,355,700 to Oregon Main Street Network organizations across the state for building projects that encourage economic revitalization.
Projects range from façade improvement to elevator access and seismic upgrades and awards range from $17,500-$100,000.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The department funded projects that best conveyed the ability to stimulate private investment and local economic development, and best fit within the community’s long range plan for downtown vitality.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Funded projects include:<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u>Klamath Falls Downtown Association will receive $100,000 to install elevators in two downtown buildings. The project will address the goal of downtown housing and make available 20 units.<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u>Astoria Downtown Historic District Association will receive $100,000 for a downtown housing project that comprises 40 units and retail space. Housing is a proven need in this community and people living in downtowns support other
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</span></span></span><u></u>A $100,000 project in Burns will restore a historic hotel left vacant for decades.<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u>A $100,000<span style="color:#1f497d"> </span>project in Independence will rehabilitate an underused building to be a local brewery.<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u>Several communities were selected for work to repair or restore their historic theaters: The OK Theatre in Enterprise $100,000, the Rivoli Theater in Pendleton $100,000, the Bungalow Theater in Woodburn $100,000, and the Hill
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<p class="MsoNormal">Other communities awarded grants include Baker City, Bandon, Beaverton, Carlton, Corvallis, Florence, John Day, La Grande, McMinnville, Newberg, Oregon City, Port Orford, Portland, Reedsport, St. Helens, Stayton, The Dalles, and Weston.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The grant program was created during the 2015 legislative session, and placed with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. The legislation established a permanent fund for the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant, and provided
an initial infusion of funds from the sale of lottery bonds. The funds must be used to award grants to participating Oregon Main Street Network organizations to acquire, rehabilitate or construct buildings to facilitate community revitalization. The program
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<p class="MsoNormal">To learn more about the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant or the Oregon Main Street Network, visit
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">Noelle Brooks </font><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">CANVAS</font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="2">21561 Main Street NE</font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="2">Aurora, OR 97002</font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="2">503.776.9222</font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.canvasantiques.com" target="_blank">www.canvasantiques.com</a></font></div></div></div>
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