May 20, 2025 3:30 a.m.

Covering coastal Douglas County:

The City of Reedsport has announced that Main Street Director Rosa Solano is leaving the program.

A release said Solano’s last day with the program is May 30th, but she will continue to work for the city on a part-time basis with tourism-related projects.

Solano said, “I would like to thank our Board, volunteers, and community for their support throughout my time with Main Street. Their time and commitment are truly appreciated, and we could not have accomplished as much as we did, without them”.

The Reedsport Main Street Program is a volunteer-driven program managed by the City of Reedsport through the Urban Renewal District. The program receives training and technical assistance from Oregon Main Street. The Reedsport Main Street focuses on downtown revitalization by assisting with grant opportunities to commercial property owners, coordinating events and projects to help increase community and visitor participation along with fundraising to help support the projects.

Solano said the program has received over $640,000 in Main Street Revitalization Grant dollars which has helped property owners with 18 projects to help preserve historic properties in downtown Reedsport since 2017. The grant reimburses up to 70 percent of the cost of the project while the property owner covers 30 percent.

The Urban Renewal District funds the Business Improvement Grant which provides commercial property owners with a 50/50 grant match up to $2,500. The district was expanded in July of 2024 by the City of Reedsport and the grant is now available to commercial property owners in the downtown, midtown and uptown areas. From 2015 through 2025, the program assisted with over $115,000 in business improvements.

For more information regarding the Reedsport Main Street Program, call541-671-3603 or email: mainstreet@cityofreeedsport.org