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DOCA vice president says association helped spur $30 million in downtown investment
Summary
Seth Henderson, DOCA vice president, told the commission the association helped recruit developers and facilitate projects that amount to a roughly $30 million downtown investment; commissioners accepted the statement but the figure was not documented in the hearing record.
At the Aug. 5 commission meeting, Seth Henderson, vice president of the Downtown Oregon City Association (DOCA), described DOCA's role in connecting developers and downtown property owners. "There is a $30,000,000 investment in downtown, and that is directly due to conversations with Doca," Henderson said, characterizing DOCA as an incubator that helped attract relocations and rehabilitation projects.
Henderson cited specific local examples: business owners who chose downtown after conversations with DOCA, and DOCA-facilitated discussions about potential courthouse-property proposals. Commissioners responded with appreciation for DOCA's facilitation role but did not introduce documentary evidence in the meeting to verify the $30 million figure. The statement therefore stands as an assertion made in the presentation rather than a commission finding.
DOCA leaders told commissioners the association also supported business recruitment, grant applications and property-rehabilitation conversations that, they said, have helped leverage private investment. The commission's discussion thanked DOCA for its efforts but did not convert Henderson's investment claim into a formal city finding.
