Oregon State Parks Awards Grant to Eastern Oregon Downtowns
By Garrett Christensen on Wednesday, May 31st, 2023 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
Eastern Oregon – (Information from Oregon Parks and Recreation) Oregon Heritage, a subdivision of Oregon Parks and Recreation, awarded twenty-seven matching grants to Oregon Main Street Network groups across the state. The grants were between $79,000 and $200,000, totaling nearly five million dollars. Three Downtown networks in Union, Baker and Wallowa Counties received grants. Specific amounts and what the funds will go toward are as follows:
- Baker City Downtown
- Grant Award: $200,000
- Match: $88,866
- Project Description: Create a new 1st floor bar space and add a stairway and wheelchair lift for the primary access to the ballroom at the Pythian Castle in Baker City
- Friends of La Grande Main Street
- Grant Award: $200,000
- Match: $170,200
- Project Description: Restore the exterior of the Elks Lodge Building in La Grande.
- Northeast Oregon Economic Development District
- Grant Award: $79,979
- Match: $24,180
- Project Description: Complete façade improvements, construct an apartment unit, and complete energy efficiency updates at the Red Rooster Café in Enterprise.
- Northeast Oregon Economic Development District
- Grant Award: $113,271
- Match: $42,554
Project Description: Complete rehabilitation work on five properties in Wallowa
