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SILVERTONAPPEAL.COM ܂ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019 ܂ 3B Marion County grant a step for downtown Stayton Bill Poehler Salem Statesman Journal USA TODAY NETWORK For decades, downtown Stayton has been a hodgepodge of buildings, many in a state of disrepair and devoid of co hesion. The hope of those in Revitalize Downtown Stayton is a recent $8,500 grant from Marion County will be an im portant step in making the area become vital. Revitalize Downtown Stayton will use Marion County’s grant money to hire an architect to design the façade of an important block of downtown Stay ton and other preparations to apply for a larger grant to Main Street Oregon in March. “It is a little bit of money, but it really makes a community,” Marion County Commissioner Kevin Cameron said. Revitalize Downtown Stayton is fo cusing on the 300 block of 3rd Ave., of downtown Stayton. The block includes the recently re modeled police department and city hall, Star Cinema and buildings owned by five people who are already in the process of remodeling. The nonprofit group will use the de sign in an application for a $200,000 grant application to Oregon Main Street. “That block is so significant in terms of historic buildings and having the theater and government and those kinds of things, and we also have five other building owners on that block that are already investing in upgrading their buildings,” said Steve Poisson president of Revitalize Downtown Stayton. If Revitalize Downtown Stayton earns the Oregon Main Street grant, each building owner will be eligible for a $40,000 share, but will have to fund a 30 percent match of $12,000. Poisson said part of the challenge is one side of the block was built in 1900 and the other side in 1930. That brings a challenge of styles. The grant money will pay architect Christina Knowles, of Varitone Archi tecture & Interior Design in Albany, to come up with the design for the facade. “She’s done a lot of this kind of work in Albany, so we actually got references from other main street organizations,” Poisson said. The lack of a unified vision for what downtown Stayton should look like has been a point of contention in efforts to improve the area. Poisson said Varitone’s renderings will be completed by Feb. 12. The follow ing day the downtown building owners will meet with Revitalize Downtown Stayton to review the design and decide on changes. The final design will be completed Feb. 15 so the group can submit its grant What the Dietrich Building in downtown Stayton looks like since it was remodeled. SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL The Dietrich Building in downtown Stayton before its recent remodel. ISAAC KORT-MEADE | SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL request to Oregon Main Street by the March 8 deadline. Similar grants of Marion County eco nomic development money have facili tated projects in Mill City and Mt. Angel. Marion County allocates about $60,000 in video lottery dollars each year to support similar community pro ject grants. “This grant is seen as a launch grant for this community,” said Tamra Goettsch, Community Services Depart ment Director for Marion County. “They’re seeing this as a way to help CLASSIFIEDS Find a new job or career Discover Discover Disc Di scov sc over ov er your y your ourr new ou new ne w ho home home me JOBS.STATESMANJOURNAL.COM Kirsten Barnes Brokers licensed in Oregon Broker 503.873.3545 ext. 326 Ryan Wertz Broker 873-3545 ext. 322 Auctions, pets, services & stuff STUFF StatesmanJournal.com/classifieds in print Wednesday through Sunday STATESMANJOURNAL.COM/HOMES SERVING THE EAST VALLEY SINCE 1975 Principal Broker, GRI 873-3545 ext. 314 Place an ad online 24/7 at StatesmanJournal.com or call 503-399-6789 • 1-800-556-3975 AUTO TRUST THE HOMETOWN EXPERTS Michael ichael Schmid Schmidt silvertonappeal.com Turn here for your next vehicle HOMES & RENTALS JOBS develop the vision through an architect to not only be able to show its communi ty members what they see and bring unity around that vision, but also be able to share that with other grant sources.” Efforts to aid downtown Stayton have long been a struggle. The location on 3rd Street is two blocks off the main highway – which turns into 1st Street – and is isolated from the majority of traffic coming into town. That isolation has made redevelop ment a constant challenge. “This is … something that’s been on going for a long time, trying to develop downtown Stayton,” Marion County Commissioner Sam Brentano said. “I remember being on the chamber like 30 years ago, it was an issue. It was kind of bypassed by the main road dec ades ago, but it is a lovely spot and it has a lot of potential.” Revitalize Downtown Stayton’s plan is that by starting with the façade im provements in the 300 block, it will be the catalyst for change with the rest of downtown Stayton. “You can get a head start so you can get the next block and next block going,” Poisson said. “It has a great success rate. 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