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Also something I’ve been grumbling about to my City Manager. If anyone has any data on this being implemented effectively, I’d sure like to know.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 2, 2026 3:25:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Oregon Main Street Network Members <oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Vacancy Fee</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I don’t believe its been established as legal in Oregon.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We do not but our city has been talking about it. So I would be interested in knowing who does.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 3:10<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM City Club Forest Grove <<a href="mailto:cityclubofforestgrove@gmail.com">cityclubofforestgrove@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Does anyone use a vacancy fee in their city to minimize or dissuade building owners to keep their buildings vacant? </p>
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