[OMS_MANAGERS] IMPORTANT: take less than a minute to help Oregon Main Streets

Fri Nov 28 11:29:33 PST 2014

Done and done!

Nancy Hoffman
Main Street Executive Director
Estacada Development Association
475 Main Street/PO Box 1057
Estacada, OR 97023

*"Building a vibrant downtown."*

On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Peggy Moretti <PeggyM at restoreoregon.org>
wrote:

>  Dear Main Street Colleagues,
>
> I know you’re very busy, but *please take just 60 seconds to add your
> endorsement to our online petition before MONDAY, Dec 1.*
>
>
>
> If you haven’t already done so, click through to our *Historic Rehab
> Incentive <http://restoreoregon.org/rehab-tax-incentive/>* page and* add
> your name/organization to our petition – *its on the right hand side of
> the page and says* “Endorse the Revitalize Main Street Act!”*
>
>
>
> We have a meeting on Monday with legislators and want to show that DOZENS
> of Main Street organizations support this important financial assistance.
> THANK YOU!!
>
>
>
> *Peggy*
>
> Peggy Moretti, Exec. Director
>
> *RESTORE OREGON <http://www.restoreoregon.org/>*
>
> 503 243-1923
>
>
>
> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS [mailto:
> oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] *On Behalf Of *Peggy
> Moretti
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2014 3:20 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street (oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us)
> *Subject:* [OMS_MANAGERS] MAIN STREET MATTERS! Send your photo!
> *Importance:* High
>
>
>
> Giving our Main Street friends a little “poke” about the MAIN STREET
> MATTERS campaign.  We really do need your participation if we hope to pass
> the Revitalize Main Street Act and the 25% historic rehabilitation rebate.
> (That’s real money!)
>
> Here’s the photo Restore Oregon took to for the campaign.  It only took 10
> minutes and we really hope you will round up some of YOUR fellow Main
> Street-ers and do the same!
>
>
>
>
>
> Just think what a 25% “rehab rebate” could do to restore buildings on YOUR
> Main Street!  Scroll down for all the info.
>
>
>
> Smiles -
>
>
>
> *Peggy*
>
> Peggy Moretti, Exec. Director
>
> *RESTORE OREGON <http://www.restoreoregon.org/>*
>
> 503 243-1923
>
>
>
> *From:* Peggy Moretti
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 06, 2014 2:03 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street (oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us)
> *Subject:* MAIN STREET MATTERS
>
>
>
> Dear Main Street Colleagues,
>
>
>
> As you heard during the OMS conference in McMinnville, Restore Oregon and
> a coalition of leaders from around the state are working to pass
> legislation that creates a Historic Rehabilitation Incentive (HRI) to
> restore the iconic but often deteriorating buildings in our historic
> downtowns.  I’m writing because we won’t succeed without the active support
> of the Oregon Main Street membership.
>
>
>
> *The Revitalize Main Street Act *would authorize an HRI in the form of* a
> 25% rebate for the rehabilitation of historic commercial buildings* –
> stores, hotels, theaters, apartments, factories, mills, etc.  Think of the
> impact!  But despite the dividends it would pay in the form of new jobs,
> income and property taxes, cultural tourism, business incubation, and
> seismic safety, we have an uphill battle for passage.
>
>
>
> Lots of programs are competing for funding in the upcoming state budget.
> Our best chance to pass the Revitalize Main Street Act depends on *Oregon’s
> Main Street members raising your voices and calling for support in a way
> that legislators cannot ignore.*
>
>
>
> As the enclosed data sheet shows, 35 other states are boosting private
> investment and stimulating local economies through a state HRI.  Its time
> Oregon did the same!  If you agree that it’s time the state invested a
> little to help Main Street, *please participate in our MAIN STREET
> MATTERS campaign.*
>
>
>
> It’s simple.  The only materials you need are a camera that takes good
> pictures, an office computer and printer, some plain paper and a couple
> postage stamps:
>
>
>
> *1.      *Print out multiple copies of the attached signs as *large* as
> you can.  They say “MAIN STREET MATTERS” and “PASS THE REVITALIZE MAIN
> STREET ACT.”
>
>
>
> *2.      *Gather up your wonderful Main Street members/friends/employees
> in front of one of the Main Street buildings that needs financial help to
> be restored.  Its most effective if the building has some interesting
> character but shows evidence of needing to be rehabbed.  You could also
> position people in the street/angled in a way to show multiple storefronts
> or buildings.
>
>
>
> *3.      *Snuggle in tight, holding your signs so they can be seen, and
> say Cheese!
>
>
>
> *4.      *Email the photos (high resolution/large size) back to me along
> with the name of the building, its address, and a short description of what
> sort of rehab it needs and the impact it could have.  Restore Oregon will
> use the photos in our lobbying efforts.  A picture speaks a thousand words!
>
>
>
> LATER, AFTER JANUARY 1ST, we’ll ask you to send a letter to your state
> Senator and Representative (after January 1st) with a copy of your
> photo.
>
>
>
> Finally, if you haven’t already, please* endorse the Revitalize Main
> Street Act <http://restoreoregon.org/rehab-tax-incentive/>. * Send me a
> letter or just go to our web page.
>
>
>
> Please email me your MAIN STREET MATTERS photos *no later than DECEMBER
> 1st*.   Call or email with any questions.  Passing the Revitalize Main
> Street Act may be *the single most important thing we do to bring new
> life to Oregon’s historic downtowns.  *
>
>
>
> Thank you for your help!
>
>
>
> [image: cid:image007.png at 01CFF9C7.EF6DC3B0]
>
> Peggy Moretti
>
> *Executive Director*
>
> *[image: cid:image008.jpg at 01CFF9C7.EF6DC3B0]*
> <http://www.restoreoregon.org/>
>
> 24 NW First Avenue, Suite 274 | Portland, OR  97209
>
> 503 243-1923
>
> peggym at RestoreOregon.org
>
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