CANNABIS COMMUNITY COMPASSION 2252 Main Street, Sweet Home Or 97386 541-405-8071 WWW.GOINGGREENSWEETHOME.COM “The Community came forward [to help with this] as well as Miller Paints that donated paint and Fitzpatrick Painting that donated many hours of painting,” Young describes. “We painted about 40 businesses in our downtown area in all different colors and differing color schemes and now we are in the process of obtaining applications to put murals on a lot of the buildings as well,” Young adds. Young also details the City’s efforts to add to their downtown beautification efforts by adding artwork to city benches in front of the local stores and restaurants, as well as adding several pocket parks to provide community gathering spaces. A summer market also adds to Sweet Home’s downtown appeal. “Our community market is held every Saturday in the summertime, and you could park in our downtown area, walk throughout our entire historic downtown, become the fabric of the community. Supporting these pre-existing businesses has been a top priority for the City, even as new businesses are looking to move into Sweet Home’s beautiful downtown core. Part of the reason, Young attests, that the downtown core is so vibrant and attractive boils down to the community spirit that derives from these businesses, which remain favorite spots to visit for locals. The City is adding to the dynamic atmosphere of its historic downtown by further investing in its overall streetscape. “We have a streetscape plan that has been in place for a while and we also have a program called ‘SHARE’ that we are currently revitalizing that helps to provide some design standards that we are working through right now.” Another key downtown initiative includes ‘Let’s Paint the Town,’ a project involving creative art facades on multiple buildings throughout the historic downtown core. 204 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 5, ISSUE 03 BUSINESS VIEW AGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 01
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