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Grants Pass council approves $100,000 seed grant for Main Street Grants Pass
Summary
The Grants Pass City Council voted Sept. 15 to provide $100,000 in year‑one funding to Main Street Grants Pass, a newly formed downtown organization. Council left options open for years two and three, conditioned on staff-drafted performance metrics to be included in a funding agreement.
The Grants Pass City Council voted Sept. 15 to provide $100,000 in initial funding to Main Street Grants Pass, a newly formed nonprofit seeking to organize downtown merchants and boost economic activity.
The funding is the first-year portion of a three-year, $270,000 request (Year 1: $100,000; Year 2: $90,000; Year 3: $80,000). Councilor Victoria moved to provide year‑one funding and to keep options for years two and three under future consideration; Councilor Eric seconded. The motion passed on a roll call vote (Eric: yes; Rob: yes; Kathleen: yes; Indra: no; Rick: yes; Victoria: yes; Joel: yes).
Main Street Grants Pass formed after a city-commissioned downtown road map and subsequent local organizing. City economic development staff presented the request and proposed funding sources for year one: $40,000 from the city’s sale-of-surplus-lands fund (LB fund), $40,000 from the industrial and downtown loan fund, and $20,000 from the general fund economic development allocation. The…
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