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Community
Development Partnership
Mid-Willamette
Valley Community
Development Partnership
Board of Directors
Mayor
John McArdle, Chair
(City of Independence, representing Small Cities of Polk County)
Ms.
Alicia Bonesteel, Vice Chair
(Salem Electric, representing utilities)
| Commissioner Patti Milne (representing Marion County) |
Commissioner
Mary Stern (representing Yamhill
County) |
Commissioner
Ron Dodge (representing Polk County) |
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Mayor
Lore Christopher (representing City
of Keizer) |
Mayor
Janet Taylor (representing City of
Salem) |
Mayor
Jim Fairchild (representing City of
Dallas) |
| Councilor
Robert Soppe (representing City of
Newberg) |
Pending new appointment (representing City
of McMinnville) |
Councilor
Sherry Hoefel (representing City of
Silverton) |
| Mayor
Kathie Oriet (representing Small Cities
of Yamhill Co.) |
Councilor
Richard Bjelland (representing City
of Woodburn) |
Mayor
Jennifer Strutz (representing Small Cities
of Marion Co.) |
| Mayor
John Oberst (representing City of
Monmouth) |
Mr. Chris Mercier (representing Confed.
Tribes of the Grand Ronde) |
Ms. Sylvia Arroyo, Salud Medical Center (representing minorities) |
| Mr. Rollin Soles, Argyle Winery (representing small business) |
Mr. Jeff Anderson, United Food & Commercial Workers (representing labor) |
Mr. Stan Christensen, Yamhill Soil & Water Conservation District (representing natural resources) |
| Mr. Gerald Watson, Attorney (representing professions) |
Mr. Jerry Mullen, Mullen Farms (representing agriculture) |
Mr. Dennis Creel, Willamina Lumber Co. (representing forest products) |
| Mr. Dallas Scofield, Key Bank (representing financial institutions) |
Ms. Agnes Balassa, Enterprise for Employment & Education (representing un/underemployed) |
Bert Ortiz, Tico's Coffee (representing minority entrepreneurs) |
| Pending new appointment (representing construction) |
Bryan Brown, Oregon Fruit Products (representing food processors) |
Tom Martin, Forest River Inc. (representing manufacturers) |
Program
Staff
| Ray
Teasley, Program Director |
Renata
Wakeley, Associate Planner |
| John
Safstrom, Loan Program Manager |
Suzanne Dufner , Associate Planner |
| Ken
Strong, Small Business Loan Officer |
Mia Mohr , Community Development Specialist |
| Mark
Fancey, Senior Planner |
Charles Amberson , Housing Rehabilitation Specialist |
| Richard
Van Orman, Associate Planner |
J. R. Ryan , Loan Documentation & Servicing
Specialist |
| Denise
VanDyke, Secretary |
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History
and Description
The
Economic Development District was refocused
in 2000 and renamed the Mid-Willamette
Valley Community Development Partnership.
The organization continues to pursue the
same general mission first established
in 1985 but now also includes the responsibility
for operating the Oregon Lottery-funded
regional development programs and is the
designated economic development district.
The
general mission of the organization can
be summarized in the following four statements:
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Improve
access by local governments and small
businesses to federal and state development
programs and resources;
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Facilitate
and promote intergovernmental networking
and planning;
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Provide
coordination and staff support to community
and economic development initiatives
undertaken on a regional basis;
and
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Provide
a political forum for the consideration
and resolution of regional development
issues.
Regional
Investment Projects
The
Partnership Board also serves as the Regional
Investment Board, allocating Oregon Lottery
funds each biennium to development projects
in the region from two programs: the Rural
Investment Fund, and the Regional Investment
Fund.
After
the Oregon Legislature completed its work
in July, 2003, the Partnership Board developed
a new economic development strategy to
guide the use of the approximately $700,000
for development projects in the three
counties. The strategy is much more focused
on direct job creation in the new biennium
with a portion of the allocation set aside
for immediate economic opportunities in
which a beneficiary company has been identified
that can create jobs within 18 months
and another portion of the funds to support
projects that have a long term economic
impact.
All
of the preliminary planning work was completed
in March, 2004, and new development projects
were funded in two areas: Immediate Job
Creation Opportunity Grants to companies
or communities that need funds for projects
that will result in the creation of new
jobs and private investment in the short
term; and Rural Investment Fund Grants
to projects in communities of under 25,000
population that will lead to job creation
over a longer five year term.
The
Immediate Job Creation Opportunity grants
were awarded in May, 2004, with a second
round of grant awards in April, 2005.
The Rural Investment Projects were awarded
grants in September, 2004. The grants
awarded for each category are listed below.
| Recipient |
Project |
Amount
Awarded |
| City
of Aurora |
Engineering
plan for a pedestrian walkway in the
downtown historical district |
$5,000 |
| Cities
of Carlton |
Replacement
of water and sewer lines as a part
of a larger downtown revitalization
effort tied to major business expansions |
$35,000 |
| Cities
of Dallas, Independence, and Monmouth
|
Hiring a shared industrial areas redevelopment
manager - pilot project |
$50,000 |
| City
of Detroit |
System
development charges analysis |
$7,500 |
| City
of Idanha |
Coordination
of a large regional sewer project |
$14,000 |
| City
of Independence |
Business
incubator feasiability study |
$30,000 |
| City
of Newberg |
Airport
area master plan |
$30,000 |
| City
of Silverton |
Economic
Improvement District creation |
$30,000 |
| City
of Stayton |
Street
frontage improvements for an expanding
business |
$29,630 |
| MWVCOG |
Rural
Industrial Lands Inventory |
$47,500 |
| MWVCOG |
Marion/Polk
Tourism Strategy Development |
$25,000 |
| North
Santiam Canyon Economic Development
Corp. |
Microenterprise
development program |
$16,500 |
|
TOTAL |
$320,130 |
Immediate
Job Creation Opportunity Grants
| Applicant |
Committee
Decision |
| Welliver
Metal Products (Salem) |
$36,000 |
| William
Henry Knives, Inc. (McMinnville) |
$25,000 |
| Rainsweet,
Inc. (Salem) |
$45,000 |
| World
Class Technologies, Inc. (McMinnville) |
$45,000 |
| MJG
Development Inc./Stanton Furniture
(Newberg) |
$56,000* |
| Wachovia
Service Center (Salem) |
$150,000 |
| Hanard
Machine |
$25,000 |
| Betty
Lou's |
$20,000 |
| ARE
Mfg |
$25,000 |
| Misty
Mountain Mushrooms |
$10,000 |
| AM
Equipment |
$10,000 |
| Wilco
Farmers |
$25,000 |
TOTAL |
$416,000
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*
funding returned - project cancelled
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