<div dir="ltr">Space for collaboration and demonstrating full activation for other businesses. If you are in a prime location make sure you are open or have as many things happening there as possible, so that you aren't contradicting your call for businesses to be open more days and hours. Also, don't forget a bathroom (maybe one you can open to the public when you are open - again setting an example) and a kitchen at least a kitchenette with a sink, small fridge, and microwave - pretty sure none of us make enough to eat out everyday. <div><br></div><div>I would love to hear if you have success getting funding from the URA for this. We've been considering proposing funding of a Welcome Center (we are more geared towards community than tourism at this time) and if your request is successful I could share that with our URA advisory committee. <br><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#cc0000">Elisa Joy 'EJ' Payne</font></b><b style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"> </b><font color="#444444"><b>| </b></font><font color="#444444">Executive Director </font><div><font color="#444444"><b>| Hillsboro Downtown Partnership </b>| </font><font color="#444444"><i>Cultivating a vibrant community.</i></font><div><font color="#444444"><b>|</b> </font><font color="#cc0000"><b>o.</b></font><font color="#444444"> 503-640-6145<b> | </b></font><font color="#cc0000"><b>m.</b></font><font color="#444444"><b> </b>503-341-8639</font></div></div><div><font color="#444444"><b>|</b> </font><font color="#cc0000"><b>e. </b></font><font color="#444444"><a href="mailto:ej@downtownhillsboro.org" target="_blank">ej@downtownhillsboro.org</a> <b>|</b> </font><b><font color="#cc0000">w.</font></b><font color="#444444"> <a href="http://downtownhillsboro.org" target="_blank">downtownhillsboro.org</a></font></div><div><br></div><div>Join the conversation about Downtown Hillsboro on our <a href="https://join.slack.com/t/downtownhillsboro/shared_invite/zt-uz5c1bud-pDFZrxmyWXbY6Nt6oPdoLw" target="_blank">Slack Channel</a>. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 4:05 PM Anna Marie Curtis <<a href="mailto:coordinator.goldbeachmainstreet@gmail.com">coordinator.goldbeachmainstreet@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Thank you Liz and Harv! I will add those to my list 💕</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 2, 2022, 3:19 PM Liz Hannum <<a href="mailto:liz@downtownoregoncity.org" target="_blank">liz@downtownoregoncity.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Visibility, drop ins, credibility, staging area for events, conference room for board and committee meetings, easy access to the director for business owners, places to advertise events, merchandise, etc, ability to host meetings for the City to make it less formal, storing everything, and much more. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 3:07 PM Anna Marie Curtis <<a href="mailto:coordinator.goldbeachmainstreet@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">coordinator.goldbeachmainstreet@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello everyone!<div><br></div><div>GBMS is looking to rent an office space on Main Street and we are putting together a proposal for URA to get funds to pay for the office space. </div><div><br></div><div>What would those of you who have an office on Main Street say is the greatest benefit to the community? </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><b>Anna Marie Curtis</b></div><div dir="ltr">Business Outreach & Community Coordinator | Gold Beach Main Street <br><a href="http://goldbeachmainstreet.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">goldbeachmainstreet.org</a><br>PO Box 1203, Gold Beach, OR 97444<br></div></div><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:small">Liz Hannum</span><div style="font-size:small">Executive Director</div><div><br></div><div>Downtown Oregon City Association<br></div><div><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=814+Main+Street+Oregon+City,+OR+97045&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">814 Main Street</a></div><div><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=814+Main+Street+Oregon+City,+OR+97045&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Oregon City, OR 97045</a></div><div><br></div><div>liz<a href="mailto:jon@downtownoregoncity.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">@downtownoregoncity.org</a></div><div>Office (503) 802-1640</div><div>Direct (503) 802-1638<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.fb.com/downtownoc" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">fb.com/downtownoc</a></div><div><a href="http://www.downtownoregoncity.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">downtownoregoncity.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>Subscribe to our email list for:</div><div><a href="http://eepurl.com/HBw0D" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Property and Business Owners and Volunteers</a></div><div><a href="http://eepurl.com/HvgAX" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Downtown Events and Promotions</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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