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Estacada commission discusses Uncorked budget, logistics and a possible $50,000 T‑Mobile grant for Harvest Market Square
Summary
Commissioners discussed the Uncorked budget (noted $3,700), possible entertainment costs, porta-potty and accessibility logistics, and pursuing a T‑Mobile hometown grant (up to $50,000) to fund Harvest Market Square improvements; grant application due by end of March.
The Downtown Estacada Commission used its Feb. 2 meeting to review logistics and budgets for upcoming community events and to discuss pursuing a T‑Mobile hometown grant for Harvest Market Square.
Committee member (Speaker 3) said some of the Uncorked budget — listed during discussion as $3,700 — may need to cover entertainment. "Some of it will need to be. I need to get pricing on that," she said, noting last year’s sound system was donated but paid entertainment would likely require additional funds.
Chair (Speaker 1) offered to contact a band she knows and commissioners discussed a rough entertainment estimate of about $500 per band. Commissioners also reported three or four vendors already signed up for Uncorked and said at least two wineries plan to return.
Logistics conversations covered porta‑potties, an accessible handwashing station, dumpster placement and traffic control for the Fourth of July parade. Committee member (Speaker 5) said she is arranging vendor rack cards and table toppers and is getting bids to capture drone footage of the parade; she said she may need to rent roughly 100 traffic cones to improve staging and traffic flow.
On larger downtown improvements, Committee member (Speaker 5) proposed pursuing a T‑Mobile hometown grant of up to $50,000 to create a concrete pad for a stage and a permanent tree hole with cap at Harvest Market Square. She said earlier design plans by Steven Shibley exist and that a 2017 estimate of roughly $25,000 would now translate to an approximate current cost of about $45,000. "Applications are due by the end of March," she said, and reported she will meet with city staff and Harvest Market representatives to discuss lease arrangements and next steps.
Commissioners did not take a formal action to commit funding at the meeting; instead they directed staff and members to obtain pricing, complete vendor outreach and advance the grant conversation for potential application this cycle. The commission is scheduled to meet next on March 2.
