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City administrator outlines economic-development gains, budget work and $15 million substation effort
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City Administrator John Walsh briefed the council on economic-development partnerships, preparation of the proposed budget, urban renewal planning and a roughly $15 million PGE substation grant/loan effort tied to redevelopment of the mill site.
City Administrator John Walsh reported at the March 19 St. Helens council work session on a string of city efforts including economic-development partnerships, budget preparation, and work on a proposed electricity substation at the former mill site.
Walsh said the city continues to work with the Columbia Economic Team, which he described as an extension of the city’s economic-development work and credited with expanding local support for small businesses, countywide tourism efforts and the small-business development center. He said the city has participated in a Growing Rural Oregon grant program to…
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