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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL EBID from A1 through economic devel- opment. The Main Street Pro- gram, however, gives pri- mary focus to the Histori- cal District. EBID, on the other hand, was set up to gain revenue for its projects through a system akin to a tax base for property and business owners within its jurisdiction. This rev- enue is often funneled into Main Street Program projects. Solesbee emphasized that though they call the revenue “taxes,” no pub- lic funding has been or will be involved follow- ing the merger. “No tax dollars from city taxes [went] into ei- ther organization prior to this,” he said. “It’s all based on fundraising, do- nations, grants and ‘tax.’” E B I D ’s t w o - t i e r e d “tax” base also extends its influence beyond down- town to include Main Street projects as far down as Gateway Boule- vard and along Highway 99/Ninth Street roughly spanning from Knecht’s Auto Parts to Dairy Queen. With projects depen- dent on this revenue but fee payment option- al, Downtown Cottage Grove is hoping to get across the message that it’s a district worth invest- ment. The district’s taxes are based on square footage and include a business fee. Tier One, which is essentially the Historical District, and Tier Two, which encompasses the rest of the business im- provement district, are billed differently, the lat- ter paying less. All the same, business- es in the area can benefit equally from the projects. “We can’t, as a non- profit, give benefits just to members,” said Solesbee. “We hope people don’t just opt out, because if they did, our funding would be gone and we wouldn’t have a down- town. … The different things that add to down- town and beautify it — that’s kind of the point.” Projects by both enti- ties have included install- ing park benches, funding the Art Walk, building All-America Square and contributing to the cano- py at Bohemia Park, said | OCTOBER 1, 2020 | 7A Solesbee. “So it was just a really good fit to put Main Street and EBID together,” he said. “It just helps to con- nect and network every- thing together.” With the merging of the two entities, access to na- tional programs is hoped to become more widely available. Among elements of the Main Street America pro- gram, seminars and edu- cational tools are provid- ed to businesses, services which Solesbee hopes will be extended to more business owners along Main Street. A businesse like Cov- ered Bridge Brewing Group, which is situated technically outside the Historical District yet still prominently on Main Street, was unable to ap- ply for a grant, Solesbee said, but may qualify un- der the expansion. “So there’s an exam- ple of one business that will benefit and be able to apply for a Main Street grant,” he said. The new structure will change little in the way of programs as Downtown Cottage Grove will con- tinue to support down- town events such as the Art Walk, Halloween and Christmas, though plans to adapt these to corona- virus-related restrictions are still in the works. An idea to make down- town more appealing with a new lighting scheme is also being planned. The new board is scheduled to meet for a planning session on Jan. 16 to create other project timelines and set goals for the coming years. Solesbee expressed a desire to see more beau- tification projects in the future. “What brings people downtown brings people through the rest of town, too, so it’s good if we can get them off the freeway and get them to drive through downtown,” he said. Dentistry is our profession, people are our focus. Birch Avenue Dental Dentistry is our profession, people are our focus. Birch Avenue Dental 1325 Birch Ave. 541-942-2471 • General Dentistry • Implants • Sedation • Financing 1325 Birch Ave. Cottage Grove birchavenuedental.com Worship Directory COTTAGE GROVE: 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ 195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822 10:00am Christian Education: Pre-K through 5th Tim Baker, Senior Minister www.6thandgibbs.com First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St 541-942-4479 Rev.: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am fpcgrove.com Calvary Baptist Church 77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290 Pastor: Riley Hendricks Sunday School: 9:45am Worship: 11:00am The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm Hope Fellowship United Pentecostal Church 100 S. Gateway Blvd. 541-942-2061 Pastor: Dave Bragg Worship: 11:00am Sunday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday www.hopefellowshipupc.com “FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE” Church of Christ 420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565 Sunday Service: 10:30am Cottage Grove Bible Church 1200 East Quincy Avenue 541-942-4771 Pastor:Bob Singer Worship 11am Sunday School:9:45am AWANA age 3-8th Grade, Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm www.cgbible.org Cottage Grove Faith Center 33761 Row River Rd. 541-942-4851 Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett www.cg4.tv Full Childrenʼs Ministry available Services: 9:00am & 10:45am Hope In The Grove Baptist Church 77820 Mosby Creek Rd Pastor: Wayne Husk Worship: Sunday 10:00am Evening Bible Study: Wednesday 6:30pm 541.649.1043 541-942-2471 Tammy L. McClung DDS • Park W. McClung DDS For weekday and Holy Day of Obligation schedule see website OLPHCG.net Confession: 4 PM to 5 PM Saturdays or by appointment St. Philip Benizi, Creswell 552 Holbrook Lane Sunday 8 am St. Andrews Episcopal Church 1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050 Rev. Lawrence Crumb “Church with the fl ags.” Worship: Sunday 10:30am All Welcome Just in A Full Stock of Mattresses All Sizes Available Seventh-day Adventist Church 820 South 10th Street 541-942-5213 Pastor: Kevin Miller Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40 Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00 Trinity Lutheran Church 6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373 Pastor: James L. Markus Living Faith Assembly Sunday School & Adult Education 467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612 9:15am Worship Services Sundays: 9a & 11a Sunday Worship 10:30 am Youth Worship Sundays: 11a (all Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur ages welcome) 5:00pm TLC Groups Mondays: 5:30p (6th-12th grades) tlccg.com Non-Denominational United Methodist Church Church of Christ 334 Washington 541-942-3033 1041 Pennoyer Ave Worship 10am 541-942-8928 umcgrove.org Delight Valley Preacher: Tony Martin Church of Christ Sunday Bible Study:10:00am “VICTORY” Country Church 33087 Saginaw Rd. East Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm 913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913 541-942-7711 • Pastor: Bob Friend www.pennoyeravecoc.com Pastor: Barbara Dockery Two Services: Worship Service: 10:00am 9am - Classic in the Chapel Old Time Gospel Fellowship Message: “WE BELIEVE IN 10:30am - Contemporary in the 103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999 MIRACLES” Auditorium Pastor: Jim Edwards Sunday Service: 10:00am CRESWELL: First Baptist Church Join in Traditional Christian Worship Creswell Presbyterian 301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242 Church Pastor: David Chhangte Our Lady of Perpetual Help 75 S 4th S • 541-895-3419 Sunday School 9:30am and St. Philip Benizi Rev. Seth Wheeler Worship Service 10:30am Catholic Churches Adult Sunday School 9:15am Youth Wednesday 6:30pm 1025. N. 19th St. Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am cgfi rstbaptist.com 541-942-3420 website www.creswellpres.org Father John J. Boyle Holy Mass: Saturday Vigil – 5:30 pm Sunday – 10:30 am Our Worship Directory is a weekly feature. 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