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Philomath eyes reuse of cleaned brownfield at 14th & Main; urban renewal funds, RFP process discussed
Summary
City staff briefed the Finance & Admin Committee on urban renewal history, progress toward paying down earlier projects, cleanup of a brownfield at 14th & Main (1348 Main Street), and options — including mixed‑use development, a small hotel, or a public plaza — to pursue via an RFP and public‑private partnerships.
City staff updated the Finance & Administration Committee on Philomath’s urban renewal district, the near‑term budget capacity of tax‑increment funds, and options for reuse of a contaminated downtown parcel near 14th & Main.
Staff recounted the district’s history: created in 1990 to support Main Street improvements, expanded in 2010 alongside an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) highway realignment to add streetscape work, and amended in 2015 to cover replacement of aging water and sewer lines. In 2016 the city added a blighted parcel in downtown—identified as having underground storage tanks—into the renewal plan to allow acquisition and remediation under urban renewal authority.
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