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Release</span></b><span style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;letter-spacing:-.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Oregon Parks and Recreation Department<br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>
Release Date: February 23, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Media Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Sheri Stuart, Oregon Main Street Coordinator
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503-986-0679, sheri.stuart@oprd.oregon.gov<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Oregon Main Street Adds Four New Main Street Communities to the Network<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">SALEM, Oregon <span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">
– </span>Oregon Main Street (OMS) has accepted the Canyonville Main Street Association, Sherwood Main Street, Historic Downtown Gresham Business Association, and Riddle Downtown Development at the Affiliated Main Street level of the OMS Network.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Communities participating at this level have a high degree of commitment to using the nationally recognized place-based Main Street Approach™ methodology to create lasting impact in enhancing
their historic downtowns. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Affiliated Main Street level communities must have a cohesive core of historic or older commercial and mixed-use buildings that represent the community’s architectural heritage and may include
compatible in-fill. They must also have a sufficient mass of businesses, buildings, and density to be effective, as well as be a compact and pedestrian-oriented district.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">The primary emphasis of the Affiliated Main Street level is to provide technical assistance to program’s in their formative years. Acceptance into this level allows communities to participate
in training, community assessments, technical assistance, and receive local capacity building support. There isn’t a fee to participate in the Oregon Main Street Network.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">The selection process included submitting an application that describes their district, previous efforts to improve downtown, readiness to implement the Main Street Approach™, board development
efforts, in addition to other criteria. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Currently, there are 100 communities in Oregon participating in one of the four levels of the Oregon Main Street Network: Accredited Main Street, Designated Main Street, Affiliated Main Street,
and Connected Communities. Sherwood Main Street and the Canyonville Main Street Association were already participating at the Connected Communities level. Riddle Downtown Development was a previous member but had been at the inactive status for a number of
years. The Historic Downtown Gresham Business Association is joining the Network for the first time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Oregon Main Street is part of Oregon Heritage in Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Contact: Sheri Stuart at sheri.stuart@oprd.oregon.gov or 503.986.0679.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Local Contacts:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Brandi Gross, President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Canyonville Main Street Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">541-817-7098<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:bgross@hometowninscenter.com"><span style="color:blue">bgross@hometowninscenter.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Sally Gilcrease, Vice President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Riddle Downtown Development<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">503-307-0807<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:hecklerr@msn.com"><span style="color:blue">hecklerr@msn.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Jacob Pflug, President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Sherwood Main Street<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">503-9152324<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:jake@symposiumcoffee.com"><span style="color:blue">jake@symposiumcoffee.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Claire Lider, President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Historic Downtown Gresham Business Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">360-798-8663<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:claire@kidslovetkd.com"><span style="color:blue">claire@kidslovetkd.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4F6228">Sheri Stuart
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#4F6228">(she, her, hers) </span>
</b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">| Oregon Main Street Coordinator</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4F6228"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:3.0pt;color:#A6A6A6">___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Desk: (503)986-0679 cell: (503)551-3705<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">725 Summer St NE, Ste C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Salem, Oregon 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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