Monday Mailing
Year 21 • Issue 03 22 September 2014 1. Oregon Oceanfront State Park Acquisition Completed in Tillamook County 2. New Community Builders Report Describes Commercial Real Estate Trends in the West: From Malls to Main Streets 3. Rural Transit Fact Book 2014 4. Rural Gateway Conference Call: NEA Arts-Driven Community and Economic Development in Rural Areas: A Discussion of Best Practices September 25, 2014 - 2:00 pm EDT. 5. City Issues are Environmental Issues. Here's Why. 6. A Chinese City is Asking Smartphone Users to Walk in Their Own Sidewalk Lane 7. Great Willamette River Clean-Up 2014 8. Healthy Food Retail Strategies Webinar Series 9. Why Is the USDA Buying Submachine Guns? 10. Will Portland Always Be a Retirement Community for the Young? 11. Funding Opportunities 1. Oregon Oceanfront State Park Acquisition Completed in Tillamook County The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department sends word that the acquisition of the Beltz property at Sand Lake in Tillamook County is complete.
Quote of the Week: "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others" ~Gandhi Oregon Fast Fact: Oregon grows 98 percent of the hazelnuts in the United States. There are more than 3,755,000 hazelnut trees in Oregon, worth $49.5 million, grown on 30,000 acres, mostly in western Oregon.
The department closed the $1.8 million deal Friday to acquire 357 acres of coastal property in Tillamook County, known locally as the Beltz property. The acquisition had been approved earlier in the summer by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission (click the link to read an earlier report). The ecologically diverse plot sits along Sand Lake Road north of Pacific City and south of Cape Lookout State Park. The acquisition is the first step in opening a new park, a process that could take a year or longer. To access the full story, click here. 2. New Community Builders Report Describes Commercial Real Estate Trends in the West: From Malls to Main Streets A new study released by Community Builders, a project of the Sonoran Institute, shows how commercial real estate in the West is trending away from single-use malls on the outskirts of town and toward smaller shops in town centers. Economic, demographic, and consumer preference trends, along with the growing prevalence of online shopping, are having significant influences on consumer behavior that are beginning to change commercial real estate markets. These changes are driving retailers to look at smaller formats in places with higher foot traffic, such as mixed-use areas where housing and office space are located near stores. The two dominant population cohorts in the U.S., Generation Y and Baby Boomers, will continue to drive these trends.
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