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Main Street Alliance offers data tools and partnership to address vacant and underutilized storefronts in St. Helens
Summary
Representatives of the St. Helens Main Street Alliance presented a data tool and proposed a partnership with the Planning Commission to inventory vacant and underutilized storefronts, suggesting a mix of incentives (loans, matchmaking) and enforcement to revive downtown commercial activity.
Representatives of the St. Helens Main Street Alliance told the Planning Commission the organization can help the city collect detailed, parcel‑level data and support targeted efforts to address vacant and underused storefronts in the downtown and riverfront districts.
Erin Salisbury, president of the St. Helens Main Street Alliance, and Marcy Sanders, who also spoke for the group, explained the Main Street approach and described a new Main Street America data tool that maps properties in the designated Main Street district and allows…
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