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Port Orchard merchants push Main Street affiliation and downtown fixes; city staff to follow up on parking, signs and a marquee plan
Summary
Members and volunteers from the Bay Street Association described plans to pursue Washington Main Street affiliation, downtown beautification and marketing for FIFA. Committee members discussed parking limits, derelict building complaints, code enforcement checks, and a longer'term plan to remove the downtown marquee and replace street lighting.
Members of the Port Orchard Bay Street Association and city officials discussed a range of downtown business and maintenance issues during the Economic Development & Tourism Committee meeting on Feb. 14, including a push to pursue Washington Main Street affiliation, questions about short'term parking limits, derelict building complaints, banner permits and long'term plans for the Bay Street marquee.
Monica Adams, past president of the Port Orchard Bay Street Association, said the association is pursuing a transition to a Main Street affiliate and eventually a certified Main Street organization. Adams described forming an alliance of businesses and community partners, rewriting bylaws and establishing committees aligned with the Main Street program''which she said could unlock federal and other funding streams and support a future paid director. "We would then have access to federal funding... it would increase our…
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