[OMS_MANAGERS] FW: Grants awarded for main streets throughout the state

[M. Noelle Brooks]

Great job all! And congratulations!!

Noelle

Noelle Brooks
Historic Willamette Main Street
www.historicwillamette.com
503.750.0297

On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 12:38 PM, Saira Siddiqui <
director at hillsborodowntown.com> wrote:

> Do I have permission to copy and paste some of this for our local press
> release?
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> Saira Siddiqui
> Executive Director
> Hillsboro Downtown Partnership
> www.hillsborodowntown.com
> 503.640.6145 <(503)%20640-6145> (w)
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> On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Henry Katie * OPRD <Katie.Henry at oregon.gov
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>> *OREGON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT*
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>>          NEWS RELEASE
>>                                   May 9, 2017
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>> MEDIA CONTACT:
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>> Oregon Heritage
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>> Kuri Gill
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>> 503-986-0685 <(503)%20986-0685>
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>> Kuri.Gill at oregon.gov
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>> *Grants awarded for main streets throughout the state*
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>> Oregon Heritage, a division of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department,
>> awarded 27 matching grants worth $2,355,700 to Oregon Main Street Network
>> organizations across the state for building projects that encourage
>> economic revitalization. Projects range from façade improvement to elevator
>> access and seismic upgrades and awards range from $17,500-$100,000.
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>> The department funded projects that best conveyed the ability to
>> stimulate private investment and local economic development, and best fit
>> within the community’s long range plan for downtown vitality.
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>> Funded projects include:
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>> ·         Klamath Falls Downtown Association will receive $100,000 to
>> install elevators in two downtown buildings. The project will address the
>> goal of downtown housing and make available 20 units.
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>> ·         Astoria Downtown Historic District Association will receive
>> $100,000 for a downtown housing project that comprises 40 units and retail
>> space. Housing is a proven need in this community and people living in
>> downtowns support other downtown businesses.
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>> ·         A $100,000 project in Burns will restore a historic hotel left
>> vacant for decades.
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>> ·         A $100,000 project in Independence will rehabilitate an
>> underused building to be a local brewery.
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>> ·         Several communities were selected for work to repair or
>> restore their historic theaters: The OK Theatre in Enterprise $100,000, the
>> Rivoli Theater in Pendleton $100,000, the Bungalow Theater in Woodburn
>> $100,000, and the Hill Theatre, now a retail store, in Hillsboro $100,000.
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>> Other communities awarded grants include Baker City, Bandon, Beaverton,
>> Carlton, Corvallis, Florence, John Day, La Grande, McMinnville, Newberg,
>> Oregon City, Port Orford, Portland, Reedsport, St. Helens, Stayton, The
>> Dalles, and Weston.
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>> The grant program was created during the 2015 legislative session, and
>> placed with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. The legislation
>> established a permanent fund for the Oregon Main Street Revitalization
>> Grant, and provided an initial infusion of funds from the sale of lottery
>> bonds. The funds must be used to award grants to participating Oregon Main
>> Street Network organizations to acquire, rehabilitate or construct
>> buildings to facilitate community revitalization. The program also requires
>> that at least 50 percent of the funds go to rural communities as defined in
>> the bill.
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>> To learn more about the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant or the
>> Oregon Main Street Network, visit www.oregonheritage.org or contact Kuri
>> Gill at Kuri.gill at oregon.gov or 503-986-0685 <(503)%20986-0685>.
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