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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Good afternoon, everyone! <br><br>One of our property owners contacted me recently to assess whether there may be some funding assistance available for revitalization projects within the district. Sounds like an easy one, right? Well, after some due diligence, I came to understand that the revitalization work had already been completed. When I informed her that I was not aware of any funding sources that support work already completed, she replied indicating how disappointing that was, and how she “would think that the association wants to support revitalization work” and “seems like she should get some support for keeping a historically significant building functional and well-maintained.” Her primary argument – which I don’t necessarily disagree with – is that estimates for preservation work are often a wild guess anyway. Either that, or they are bid as time & materials to recognize that the contractor isn’t even going to try and guess how much work will actually be involved. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Knowing that the work that was completed is EXACTLY the type of work we would normally support, and that the only barrier to funding assistance was the timing of the project, it got me thinking. Anyone have thoughts on the following>?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Do you know of any programs where someone can complete the work then ask for funding? Is there some notification process required at the outset of the project, or do they just show up out of the blue asking for money?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Why not? I mean, I understand the argument for setting a scope of work, budget, etc. for these projects before we agree to invest, but what else prevents us from saying, “Come to us with your completed project, and proof that you’ve met our criteria and objectives and we’ll consider granting some funds”?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt'><tr style='height:71.5pt'><td width=258 style='width:193.5pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 8.65pt 0in 8.65pt;height:71.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'>W. Darin Rutledge<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'>Executive Director<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'>Klamath Falls Downtown Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:darin@downtownklamathfalls.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>darin@downtownklamathfalls.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'>541.539.6212<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td><td width=222 style='width:166.2pt;padding:0in 8.65pt 0in 8.65pt;height:71.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><img border=0 width=143 height=86 style='width:1.4895in;height:.8958in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D634E8.B44005C0"></span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>