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Downtown business owner urges Oregon City to adopt Main Street closure policy to protect commerce
Summary
Watershed Cafe owner Tara Wansdahl told commissioners that administrative street‑closure decisions under OCMC 10.25 leave downtown businesses vulnerable and asked the city to adopt a tiered policy that gives the commission oversight of high‑impact closures.
Tara Wansdahl, owner of Watershed Cafe on Main Street, told the Oregon City Commission on Feb. 4 that the city’s current approach to street closures gives too much discretion to staff and creates real economic harm for downtown businesses.
"Main Street is not an ordinary street. It's the economic and cultural center of Oregon City," Wansdahl said during the public‑comment period, arguing that the municipal code (OCMC 10.25) grants the city manager authority to approve…
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