News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
It's crunch time in downtown Sisters...
Two small, rustic buildings on Cascade Avenue were smashed to flinders last week to clear the way for new retail space.
Developer Bill Reed will replace them with Western-style retail spaces designed by architect Scott Steele Associates. The buildings will be 2,960 square feet and 2,720 square feet and will complement the existing buildings on that block.
Reed told The Nugget that he plans for the buildings to be occupied in May.
According to city planner Neil Thompson, Reed was able to meet parking requirements of 15 spaces by developing parking on another property at the corner of Hood Avenue and Fir Street. Thompson said that city ordinances give credit for parking development up to 750 feet from the subject property.
Spaces along Cascade Avenue are no longer credited toward parking requirements.
The demolition marks the first major commercial redevelopment project in Sisters to come in the wake of the sewer system.
The sewer system will allow different types of businesses with more water intensive uses to be sited in Sisters.
Reed said he has no idea how old the demolished buildings were, but he noted that the wrecking crew found newspapers dating back to 1950.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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