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Oak Harbor Main Street seeks continued city support; council approves $95,000 professional services agreement
Summary
The Oak Harbor Main Street Association presented downtown projects and asked the city to continue participating in Washington’s Main Street tax-credit program. The council approved a $95,000 professional services agreement that lets the city receive a 75% state tax credit on that contribution.
Cheryl Grama, executive director of the Oak Harbor Main Street Association, presented downtown revitalization work to the City Council on Jan. 7 and asked the council to continue the city’s contribution to the Washington State Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program.
Grama described façade-improvement grants, a small-business incubator, a pedestrian walkway called Serendipity Lane, the Pop-up Plaza public plaza and a calendar of more than 30 downtown events planned for 2025. “This alliance is felt throughout the community if there is unity,” Grama said, urging continued partnership between the city and Main Street.
Wendy Horn, the…
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