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city. Hunter also identified chal
lenges that the community will
face including the readiness for
change in a community that
had dramatically changed in
the last ten years. According to
Hunter, there are excellent op
portunities for success in local
businesses if excellent, person
al service and unique quality
merchandise
are
offered.
Hunter said niche markets exist
for convenience markets, res
taurants such as a deli, yogurt
shop or ethnic food, and bed
and breakfast lodging. She
concluded her presentation by
outlining strategies for success
including defining the commu
nity’s image and establishing a
clear market identity, aggres-
sively marketing the city, form
ing a business assistance team
and developing local leader
ship.
Magnus Bernhardt, assisted
by Jeff Johnson, both of AEI,
presented drawings of what
Banks could be like in the fu
ture. His work stresses the con
cepts of continuity, connectivity
and community. Bernhardt
showed the audience a map il
lustrating a continuous series
of pathways surrounding and
connecting centers of activity at
the linear park and antique
shop trailhead, Arbor Village,
Sunset Park and a proposed
community plaza.
Bernhardt also showed two
drawings of a proposed town
plaza on the site currently oc-
cupied by Cop’s Towing, whose
owner indicated to the team
that his property would be
available. The design would
open up the area to allow a
view out into the adjacent farm
land. The plaza area would be
an extension of Depot Street
into a brick-paved, open area
available for a variety of uses
such as farmers’ markets, con
certs and seasonal events.
The plaza would serve as a
central hub for a variety of
buildings including city hall, a
community center and a mix of
businesses. The goal of a plaza
is to provide an inviting place
for local residents to gather and
for passing traffic to slow down,
then stop and explore.
Johnson’s drawings showed
Habitat for Humanity seeks family for second home
Columbia County Habitat for
Humanity successfully com
pleted its first house in 2001
and is looking forward to start
ing on a second home in 2002.
Three informational meetings
are scheduled on January 19 to
explain the program and begin
the process of finding a “part
ner family” that is looking for
the opportunity to buy a decent,
affordable home.
Criteria for home ownership
with Habitat for Humanity is
based on need, ability to pay
and willingness to participate
as a partner with Habitat. Addi
tionally, applicants must live or
work in Columbia County for
one year.
Habitat for Humanity volun
teers have planned meetings at
the following locations through
Columbia County on January
19:
10:00 a.m. - St. John the
Baptist Catholic Church, SW
High Street, Claskanie.
1:00 p.m. - St. Mary’s
Catholic Church, Vernonia.
4:00 p.m. - Warren Baptist
Church, 16799 Columbia River
Hwy., Warren.
Applications, income re
quirement tables, informational
brochures, and house plan in
formation will be available for
review at the meetings.
Applicants will be consid
ered for a Habitat Home if cur-
District changes on new website
Every decade the bound
aries of Oregon’s legislative
districts are adjusted to equal
ize the distribution of popula
tion. The latest redistricting
also changed the order of state
House and Senate districts.
Voters who want to know the
number of their new state
House or Senate District, or
who is now representing them,
may obtain the information
from the Oregon League of
Conservation Voters’ website,
<www.olcv.org/leglookup>
By entering a zip code, the
new district number, legislator’s
name and contact information
are available.
The new district boundaries
apply for the 2002 elections
and will remain in effect from
now through 2011. Congres
sional districts have not yet
been finalized.
Legislative district maps and
other information are available
from the Oregon Secretary of
State website <www.sos.state.
or.us/elections/other.info/maps.
html>
County Elections offices will
be issuing new voter registra
tion cards in January of 2002.
rent housing is not adequate
and if they are unable to obtain
adequate housing through con
ventional means. Lack of ade
quate housing may include
problems with the present
structure (water, electrical,
sewage service, heating or fail
ure to meet city property main
tenance standards). Consider
ation is also given to the num
ber, ages and gender of chil
dren compared to the number
of bedrooms in your home.
Once selected, the applicant
becomes a “Partner Family”
with Habitat for Humanity. The
Partner may assist with “sweat
equity” in the actual construc
tion of the home or other activi
ties in preparation for eventual
home ownership. Families
must complete 300 to 500
hours of sweat equity and up to
35-percent of the total hours
can be contributed by friends
and relatives.
For more information, in
cluding information on child
care or interpreters during the
meetings, call 503-366-4595.
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potential of the Antique Barn as
a mixed use facility and trail-
head. Using one of the options
identified in the Sellers Road
preliminary engineering study
that moves the intersection of
Sellers Road to the west, John
son designed a fantastic com
munity space where the inside
of the building could house an
information booth, café and
mixed retail space, particularly
for a bike or equestrian shop. A
partially covered patio could al
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corral and parking for cars,
trucks and horse trailers.
Jeff Graves, of Serra Archi-
local architectural style. Ac
cording to Graves, city hall, the
hardware store and particularly
the tavern have a style that is
“pure Oregon." He identified
common features that can be
used to create a theme includ
ing awnings, porches, high win
dows, and false-fronts. Graves
went on to present drawings of
specific projects that would en
hance the appearance of build
ings and create a unified look
for the city. The comparatively
low-cost
projects
include
decks, window-trim, benches
and lighting.
Graves
concluded
the
evening’s presentation by out
lining a series of priority actions
the team felt were important to
help the city move on to the
next step. In the next six
months, the team proposed,
the city should form a down
town development committee,
reach-out to other successful
communities, begin an annual
downtown clean-up day and
regular street sweeping, devel
op a Banks brochure, install en
trance signs, and establish a
business assistance team. The
team also recommended that
Banks identify and establish
uniform design standards, set
up a revolving loan/grant pro
gram for façade improvements,
and market the town aggres
sively. The team’s final report
will be prepared in the next
month.
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