[OMS_MANAGERS] LGMS: Fundamental Program Question

[Angi Ford]

Interesting question Jerrimi, I would like to hear the feedback on this one
as well as we have just this summer established our committees and this
would be a great time for us to establish that here too.

Thanks,
Angi Ford, Sherwood Main Street
BOOTS (Businesses of Old Town Sherwood)
503.625.7800

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Jerrimi Hofmann <
mainstreet at cityoflagrande.org> wrote:

>  Hi all, ****
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> I am seeking some thoughts on how you engage your committees and to what
> extent they are responsible for project completion.  This question is posed
> because of the database that we received from Oregon Main Street.  I have
> pulled all of the information I can from the assessors records but am
> lacking complete contact information for all of our downtown businesses. *
> ***
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> Part of me believes that gathering this information seems appropriate for
> our Economic Restructuring committee as the information gathered will
> primarily be used to improve our outreach and communication to the shops.
> However, the other part of me believes that sending a volunteer into stores
> will not garner the type of program credibility that we’re aiming to
> achieve, and may ultimately slow the project down.  ****
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> So the short and dirty version of my question is this: Do you treat your
> committees more as consultants, a representation of the whole community, or
> do they act as your primary project heads? ****
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> Feel free to respond to just me if you have any thoughts. ****
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> Thanks for your time. ****
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> *Jerrimi Hofmann***
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> *Main Street Program Coordinator*
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> City of La Grande****
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> 541-963-1223****
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> mainstreet at cityoflagrande.org****
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Angi Ford, Sherwood Main Street
B.O.O.T.S. Coordinator
503.625.7800
www.sherwoodoldtown.com
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