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

Tue May 9 14:27:14 PDT 2017

Congratulations everyone! Great News!!

Thank you,

Lise Grato

Executive Director

Albany Downtown Association

126 SW Ferry Street

Albany, OR 97321

Email: director at albanydowntown.com

Phone: (541) 928-2469

Cell: (541) 905-2908

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Subject: [OMS_MANAGERS] FW: Grants awarded for main streets throughout the
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OREGON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

         NEWS RELEASE
May 9, 2017

MEDIA CONTACT:

Oregon Heritage

Kuri Gill

503-986-0685

Kuri.Gill at oregon.gov <mailto:Kuri.Gill at oregon.gov>  

Grants awarded for main streets throughout the state

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.  

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. 

Funded projects include:

*         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.

*         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.

*         A $100,000 project in Burns will restore a historic hotel left
vacant for decades.

*         A $100,000 project in Independence will rehabilitate an underused
building to be a local brewery.

*         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.

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.

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. 

To learn more about the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant or the
Oregon Main Street Network, visit www.oregonheritage.org
<http://www.oregonheritage.org>  or contact Kuri Gill at
Kuri.gill at oregon.gov <mailto:Kuri.gill at oregon.gov>  or 503-986-0685. 

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