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hit the market, go to the library, stop at some of these pocket parks, get some coffee, go to lunch and never have to get back to your car.” Young enthusiastically summarizes. All of these downtown initiatives are benefiting Sweet Home’s cherished local business and Young is quick to boast of some of these ‘sweet’ hometown treasures. “We have our Economic Development Department and we have CEIP (Commercial Exterior Improvement Program) Grants which are designed to help remodel some of the businesses that were [hit hard by COVID] that we will provide up to $5,000 and up to $15,000 to partner with these businesses if they have a match.” “We try to help them so it is not coming out of their pocket. We work with our businesses because we have primarily small businesses and we try to support them as best we can,” she elaborates. “We have a donut shop that we are all very proud of that has been around for a while, our Ace Hardware is locally owned and family-run,” Young details. “We have quite a few restaurants that are well-known for their food and have also been around a long time. The Point is a local restaurant that has a beautiful view of the lake and has excellent beef including 7 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 5, ISSUE 03 SWEET HOME, OR