Estacada Main Street Newsletter

Estacada Main
Street Newsletter
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Estacada
Projecting-Sign Project — what is it?
In an effort to make downtown
more ”pedestrian friendly,” the
Estacada Development Association
has launched a program to help
businesses fund large projecting
signs that are clearly visible from
the sidewalk.
The Dog Days of
August
“As walkers you often have to go
out in the street to see what the
business name is...This will help
you from having to do that,” said
Main Street Manager, Gloria
Polzin. “The whole point for
projecting signs like this is for
walkers...and we’re trying to make
this a more walking friendly
community.”
The association received $4,000
from Estacada’s Urban Renewal
District Fund for the program.
Inside this
issue:
Projecting-Sign
Here’s how it will work: Estacada
Businesses (preferably located
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Project, what is it?
Rural Communities
Explorer
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Sign Program
Guidelines
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WORKSHOP —
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Your NEXT step
Sign APPLICATION 3
Contacts and
Sponsors
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Available Spaces
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downtown, next to sidewalks) may
apply with a mock-up of the sign
they want, a cost proposal and two
bids.
The panel will evaluate the
applications and reimburse eligible
businesses for half the cost to
purchase and install the sign, up to
$300.
Polzin expects that the
association will be enable to
contribute funds for about a
dozen business signs.
Business owners will have to
apply for and pay the Estacada
City sign fee on their own.
The association will only award
funds to business owners whose
sign proposals meet all provisions
of the city’s code. — http://
www.cityofestacada.org/
permits_apps.html
Applications are due by Nov. 1.
In the next couple of weeks
Polzin plans to handout
information packets to businesses
about the sign program.
There also will be an
informational workshop about
projecting signs; and the
application process at 6 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 26, in the City
Council chambers.
Penned by Isabel Gautschi,
from The Estacada News
More information about this
project, is on page 2 and 3 of
this newsletter.
Rural Communities Explorer
Penned by Jane Reid
Are you interested in a wider
range of data and information
about Estacada? Would you like
deeper knowledge about a
certain aspect of our
community? This upcoming FREE
workshop on Thursday,
September 5, from 9:00-11:00
at Estacada City Hall, may just
be what you need.
Vince Adams, of Oregon State
University Extension Service
and Rural Studies Program, will
present the Rural Communities
Explorer, a resource that
provides online access to social,
demographic, economic and
environmental data about
Oregon’s rural cities. The
Estacada Development
Association is sponsoring this
opportunity.
Rural Communities Explorer is
a public, unbiased information
system and teaching tool for
rural leaders, engaged
residents, program
practitioners, and foundations.
Its Communities Reporter
provides a sense of the makeup
of the communities in Oregon
with statistics compiled from a
wide range of sources. Learn
how to get quick access to hard
evidence through this
integrated, well-organized,
annually updated system.
This is a joint effort of
Oregon State Extension Service
and Rural Studies Program, OSU
Libraries, and the Institute for
Natural Resources, with
funding from the Ford
Family Foundation.
For more information, contact
Gloria Polzin, Estacada Main
Street Manager,
[email protected],
(503) 974-4043 or Jane Reid,
Ford Community Fellow,
[email protected], (503) 6304013.
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Downtown Sign Program Guidelines
Purpose
This program
will assist
businesses
with
improving
pedestrian
signage.
The purpose of this program
is to increase business by
encouraging pedestrians
to explore and shop in our
downtown. Good signage
will foster a pedestrian
friendly downtown
atmosphere by providing
business signage that is
readily visible from the
sidewalk rather than from the
street. With projecting signs,
pedestrians can stand on the
sidewalk and see where each
business is located without
going back into the street or
driving a car. Projecting signs
on all businesses in the
downtown area will indicate
the location to businesses as
far away as a block or so. In
addition, projecting signs
permit use of trees in the
streetscape which is
pedestrian friendly. Pictures
of projecting signs are
attached.
The Estacada Development
Association has received a
grant of $4,000 from the
Estacada Urban Renewal
District to fund this program.
which have an artistic nature are
encouraged. Once installed and
Assist businesses to
proof of payment for the signs and
improve pedestrian
installation has been submitted, the
business owner will be reimbursed
signage.
one-half of the actual cost, not to
Program Guidelines
exceed $300. Business owners are
responsible for applying for and
Program Explanation
paying for the Estacada City sign
EDA will provide a matching
fee, and show proof in application.
(50/50) grant to eligible
businesses for the purchase and City Sign code:
installation of projecting signs. http://www.cityofestacada.org/
The maximum grant available permits_apps.html
to any business is $300.
Eligibility
Goal
The program will be
conducted from July 2013
through June 2014. Preference
for selection will be for
businesses in the core
downtown area that meet the
eligibility criteria. There is an
application cut-off date of
November 1, 2013, after which
EDA will determine the
successful grant applications.
Applications received after this
date may be considered by
EDA if money remains in the
budget.
Businesses within the Estacada
Downtown Area, as defined by the
Urban Renewal District, that are
built directly adjacent to sidewalks
are eligible for this program.
Limitations
Signs must project perpendicularly
from the front of businesses and
meet all provisions of the City’s
Code. No sign shall be greater than
36 inches wide and 24 inches high.
The signs must be made of any
durable, long lasting, non rusting
material and must be rigidly
Applicants will submit firm supported so that the sign does not
cost proposals and show that at swing (for instance, if chains are
least two bids have been
used to support the sign, the links
obtained. A full scale mock-up
must be permanently welded to
of the sign will be submitted
form a rigid structure).
with the application. Signs
WORKSHOP —
The EDA will conduct a
workshop to inform
business owners about
projecting signs and this
program.
Come see how we can
help improve your
pedestrian traffic.
E s t a c a d a
M a i n
S t r e e t
N e w s l e t t e r
EDA Main Street
Projecting-Sign
Workshop
Monday, Aug., 26, 6 p.m.
Estacada
City Council Chambers
Please join us for a
discussion on the ins and
outs of Projecting Signs.
The meeting will take
no longer than an hour of
your time.
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Deadline is Friday, November 1, 2013
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Projecting Sign Application
Yes, I’d like to make it easier to identify
my business from the sidewalk.
Approximate total costs involved to complete the project: $____________
This projecting-sign project needs to be completed by June 15 2014.
Your Name:
________________________________________________________
Business Name:
________________________________________________________
Business Physical Address: ________________________________________________________
Business Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________________________________________
Email: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature: _____________________________________________________________________
If property owner and building owner are two separate people, both need to sign.
Submit with application with the following:
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A copy of the City of Estacada Sign Permit — city sign code: http://www.cityofestacada.org/
permits_apps.html
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Two BIDS for this project with firm cost proposals
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A full-scale mockup of the proposed sign
Please submit your “Projecting Sign Application,” BY FRIDAY, November 1, 2013,
to Gloria Polzin, in one of the following ways:
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Email: [email protected]; phone 503.947.4043
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US mail: Estacada Main Street Program. PO Box 1057, Estacada OR 97023
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Drop it by: Estacada Chamber/Main Street Office in City Hall: 475 SE Main ST, Estacada
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The Main Street Program
“Four-Point Approach®”
Estacada Develo9pment
Association
Primary Business Address
Address Line 2
Address Line 3
Estacada Development Association
Phone: 503.974.4043
Board of Directors
Fax: 503.630.8280
[email protected]
The four points of the Main Street
approach work together to build a
sustainable and complete community
revitalization effort.
The four-points are:
CHAIR:
1.
Organization
Phil Lingelbach, 503.630.3401
2.
Promotion
VICE CHAIR:
3.
Design
Dave Piper, 503.310.9094
4.
and Economic Restructuring
and Business Development.
SECRETARY:
Find us and LIKE US on FACEBOOK
Estacada Development Association
Connie Redmond, 503.819.5339
TREASURER:
Dave Piper, 503.310.9094
Looking for a new business
space?
Check out what Estacada has to
offer right now at:
DIRECTORS:
Jordan Winthrop, 503.201.7219
Tom Wille, 503.349.9796
Sean Drinkwine, 503.630.5119
As a unique economic development
tool, the Main Street FourPoint Approach® is the
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EDA Friends & Supporters
To include your coupons,
promotions, or for
sponsorship information
contact us today!
503.974.4043
Estacada News
Isabel Gautschi, 503.630.3241
[email protected]
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WAYS for BUSINESSES to Keep
Downtown Estacada SPARKLING
throughout the year…
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Plant flowers — flowers are welcoming…
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Wash exterior windows often…
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Pull Weeds out of sidewalk cracks and anywhere
you see them within 20 feet of your front door….
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SWEEP, SWEEP, SWEEP the sidewalk outside
your business daily — that will make a BIG
difference...
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Pick up cigarette butts and litter daily; and remove
cigarette cans...
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Pressure wash sidewalk as often as needed...
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Replace old advertising / posters that are outdated
from your front windows...
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Replant trees boxes with an appropriate tree
species — customers like trees….
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Remove cobwebs whenever you see them...
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Business owners please park on side streets, or in
back of your business — leave the PRIME parking
spots for your customers — that’s good business...
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Make it look like you’re OPEN by putting out
flower pots; merchandise; and signs near the front
door on the sidewalk — make it WELCOMING….
7 vacant spaces available.
262 S. Broadway
386 S Broadway ST — 2 spaces
325 S Broadway
Looking for a
new business space?
Check out what Estacada has to
offer right now at:
http://bit.ly/YxQfGr
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