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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us> on behalf of Sarah Lu Heath <sarah@astoriadowntown.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 2, 2020 10:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Flower Baskets</font>
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<div class="PlainText">Kendall, <br>
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Could you share ballpark estimates of the cost from most of your RFP returns? <br>
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Sarah Lu Heath<br>
Executive Director<br>
Astoria Downtown Historic District Association<br>
No.1-12th Street, Suite 114<br>
PO Box 261 <br>
Astoria, OR 97103<br>
503.791.7940<br>
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From: OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us> On Behalf Of Karen Cooley Jennings<br>
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2019 4:13 PM<br>
To: Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br>
Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Flower Baskets<br>
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Alas, it is too windy for Port Orford to have hanging baskets (!!), but we have planters in our benches. The first year watering was done by Coos Curry Electric. This past summer we had individuals who were responsible for single planters. Next summer, not
sure. <br>
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Karen Cooley Jennings, President<br>
Port Orford <br>
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Sent from my phone...sorry this isn’t personalized. <br>
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> On Dec 23, 2019, at 2:19 PM, Lise Grato <director@albanydowntown.com> wrote:<br>
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> Our hanging baskets are planted by a local grower and delivered to Albany.<br>
> Design Committee and additional volunteers hang them. The watering and <br>
> fertilizer handled by seasonal staff who are hired and managed by ADA. <br>
> This season we will hang 100 "self-watering" hanging planters after <br>
> testing 4 last year. This should allow us to move to watering every <br>
> other day (half each day - 7 days a week) and eliminate the double watering on "hot" days.<br>
> It will also reduce water use and the unavoidably watering & <br>
> fertilizing of bicycles, sidewalks, etc. We also water 50-75 member <br>
> owner planters along the sidewalks.<br>
> <br>
> Kendall - Thank you for sharing your RFP. I'd love an idea of what it <br>
> costs to hire it out.<br>
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> Wesley - I'd love to hear where you end up on this. Are you moving <br>
> from internal to external for the first time?<br>
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> Thank you,<br>
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> Lise Grato<br>
> Executive Director<br>
> Albany Downtown Association<br>
> 126 SW Ferry Street<br>
> Albany, OR 97321<br>
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> Email: director@albanydowntown.com<br>
> Phone: (541) 928-2469<br>
> Cell: (541) 905-2908<br>
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> From: OMS_MANAGERS <br>
> [<a href="mailto:oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">mailto:oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>]<br>
> On Behalf Of Kendall Bell<br>
> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2019 12:25 PM<br>
> To: Oregon Main Street program managers <br>
> <oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br>
> Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Flower Baskets<br>
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> Hello Wesley,<br>
> <br>
> The attached RFP was developed over several years and in conjunction <br>
> with our city. It includes the scope of work for both ground pots and <br>
> hanging baskets.<br>
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> Let me know if you have any questions.<br>
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> Good Luck! <br>
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> Kendall in Klamath Falls<br>
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