Business Association "Downtown Beautification" projects continue

Michael McIntyre, US Bank; Terry Taylor, Sunset Credit Union; Julie Tiffee, A Cut Above; Dean Shade, Dean Shade Law; Micheal Coats, Miller Paint; Ryan Egge, Bales/Findley Property Management; and Peter Leonard, Cedar Mill Community Library turned out to help with the cleanup. Photos by Sandy Sahagian

In May, members of the Cedar Mill Business Association (CMBA) turned out to clean up and weed the landscaped areas and medians along Cornell between Saltzman and Murray. This is necessary because the county doesn't maintain landscaping in its unincorporated urban areas.

County employees do provide traffic control though, and the folks who turned out had a good time and collected many bags of trash and weeds. Fortunately it didn't rain.

The following week, Jonn "J-Dog" Karsseboom and his assistant Julio Gomez from The Garden Corner showed up to install the flower baskets. The CMBA decided to hire the company this year to install and maintain the baskets.

The Garden Corner was started by Jonn and his wife Tracy 21 years ago, when they landed an order for hanging flower baskets from City of Lake Oswego. They quickly geared up to fulfill the assignment, and haven't looked back. They now provide floral displays for many communities in the Portland Metro area, and also have a full-service garden center in Tualatin. Find out more on their website thegardencorner.com

Julio Gomez installs a flower basket on Cornell

Major donations from the Sunset Athletic Club and Bales/Findley Property Management, along with money from member dues, make this display possible. Along with the "Welcome to Cedar Mill" banners, these touches enhance and identify our community.

A Garden Corner employee will visit the area nightly to feed and water the hanging baskets, so we will be treated to an even more spectacular display all through the summer season.

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