<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you everyone. I may reach out to a couple of you off-line.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Have a great day!!</div><div class="">Kendall<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 9, 2023, at 11:55 AM, Sommers Taylor via OMS_MANAGERS <<a href="mailto:oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov" class="">oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hi all,</div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br class=""></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Could I please be removed from this email list?</div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br class=""></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thanks!</div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sommers</div><div class="elementToProof" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="Signature" class=""><div class=""><div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><b style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;" class="">Sommers Taylor<i class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(she/her)</i></b><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Program Assistant II</div><div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><a href="http://coic.org/" title="coic.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">COIC</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>| Community and Economic Development</div><div class=""><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><i class="">A visitor on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Northern Paiute, Wasco and Warm Springs people. (</i></span><i class=""><a href="https://native-land.ca/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">https://native-land.ca/</span></a></i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><i class="">)</i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="appendonsend" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""></div><hr tabindex="-1" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; width: 740.875px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""></span><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>OMS_MANAGERS <<a href="mailto:oms_managers-bounces@omls.oregon.gov" class="">oms_managers-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>> on behalf of Lise Grato <<a href="mailto:director@albanydowntown.com" class="">director@albanydowntown.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, February 9, 2023 11:45 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Oregon Main Street Network Members <<a href="mailto:oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov" class="">oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Self watering planters</font><div class=""> </div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><div class="x_WordSection1"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Chiming in from Albany so not east of the Cascades.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We have 110 “self-watering” hanging Baskets from EarthPlanter and they have been a lifesaver (possibly literally). We’ve gone from staff watering 6 hrs a day and double watering on hot days (88-degrees+) to an a/b route watered on alternate days or even less often. I will be buying 24+ more this year.</div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Let me know if you want to know anything else about our program.</div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Lise</div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>OMS_MANAGERS <<a href="mailto:oms_managers-bounces@omls.oregon.gov" class="">oms_managers-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Ariel M. Reker<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, February 9, 2023 10:30 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Oregon Main Street Network Members <<a href="mailto:oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov" class="">oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Self watering planters</div></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hello Kendall,</div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Baker City's flower basket program has gone very well over the past couple years. We had 75 orders this year and many have the self-watering baskets, from what I understand. Here's the deal, self-watering just means it extends the amount of time the businesses can go between watering. It doesn't mean you only have to fill them once. This was apparently an issue with a handful of our businesses last year. This year we are offering assistance with keeping them watered since our City does not provide that type of service in the community.</div></div><div class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Feel free to reach out and I can get you connected with more information too!</div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Ariel</div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br clear="all" class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Ariel M. Reker</div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Executive Director</div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><img width="96" height="96" id="x__x0000_i1025" alt="Picture" src="https://www.google.com/s2/u/2/photos/public/AIbEiAIAAABECNPR8sa77Mub-QEiC3ZjYXJkX3Bob3RvKigzYjM2ZGQ4OTM5ZWJkN2EzNTlmYjIwNjQzMDhjNTU3M2E1NDgyODZhMAHNYSvqoT4yHlqLJqcBBG1xLLU67w" style="width: 1in; height: 1in;" class=""></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Baker City Downtown</div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">P.O. Box 1148</div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Baker City, OR 97814</div></div><div class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p></div></div></div></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p></div></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 10:02 AM Main street <<a href="mailto:director@lagrandemainstreet.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">director@lagrandemainstreet.org</a>> wrote:</div></div><blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi Kendall,</div><div class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p></div><div class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I am still new and haven’t gone through the watering of the flower pots yet, but we do have the self watering ones. It sounds like when they started them they weren’t put in correctly so some don’t work. I would be happy to connect you with our parks director for more info </p><div class=""><div class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 17pt;" class="">Monica McLaughlin</span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Executive Director</div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">La Grande Main Street Downtown</div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">(541)313-8770</div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">On Feb 9, 2023, at 9:59 AM, Kendall Bell <<a href="mailto:kendallbell945@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">kendallbell945@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p></blockquote></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Hello everyone,<br class=""><br class="">I am researching self watering flower pots for our downtown. Do any of you on the east side of the Cascades use these, and are they effective? If you do and are having good luck on saving on water and watering labor etc, please share the brand and a little about your experience. It is such a big investment.<br class=""><br class="">Thank you, Kendall Bell<br class="">KFDA<br class="">Design Committee<br class=""><br class=""></p></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div style="border: 1pt solid rgb(156, 101, 0); padding: 2pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 235, 156);" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(156, 101, 0);" class="">CAUTION:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This email originated from outside of the organization. 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