<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp13434d62yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Welcome to the family, Maci!! </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">In Okmulgee, we have one dispensary downtown that is a partner of ours. You would just need to be upfront with them about the services that they do not qualify for, which is anything State Main Street related. Most of them are fine with that, as they are more interested in the local marketing/publicity resources that we, the local Main Streets, can provide. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hope everyone has a great day! </div><div><br></div><div class="ydp13434d62signature"><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div class="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708signature" id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368867"><div class="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708MsoNormal" id="ydpe47087ayui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_372763"><font id="ydpe47087ayui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_372761" face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="3"><b>Heather Sumner, Director</b><var id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui-ie-cursor"></var></font></div><div class="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708MsoNormal" id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368866"><strong id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368865"><font id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368864" face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="3">Okmulgee Main Street </font></strong></div><div class="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708MsoNormal" id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368871"><strong id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368870"><font id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368869" face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="3">100 E. 6th Street</font></strong></div><div class="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708MsoNormal" id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368876"><font face="Garamond" size="3"><b>P.O. Box 455</b></font></div><div class="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708MsoNormal"><strong><font face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="3">Okmulgee, Ok 74447</font></strong></div><div class="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708MsoNormal" id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368880"><strong id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368879"><font id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368878" face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="3">918-758-1015 Phone</font></strong></div><div class="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708MsoNormal" id="ydpe47087ayui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_369180" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:3px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;background-color:transparent;"><strong id="ydpe47087ayui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_369179"><font id="ydpe47087ayui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_369178" face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="3">Fax 918-938-0149 Fax</font></strong></div><div class="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708MsoNormal" id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368940"><strong id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368939"><font id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368938" color="#cd232c" face="Garamond" size="3"><a id="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_368937" href="mailto:okmulgeemainstreetinc@yahoo.com" shape="rect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">okmulgeemainstreetinc@yahoo.com</a></font><a href="mailto:okmulgeemainstreetinc@yahoo.com" shape="rect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a></strong></div><div class="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708MsoNormal"><font color="#cd232c">#o</font><a href="mailto:okmulgeemainstreetinc@yahoo.com" shape="rect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font color="#cd232c">kmulgeerising</font></a></div></div><div class="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708qtdSeparateBR" id="ydpe47087ayui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467904336672_372769"><br></div><div class="ydpe47087ayiv9680074708qtdSeparateBR"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div>
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On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 05:42:30 PM CDT, Natalie Beurlot <natalie@mainstreetenid.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv4653442989"><div>We had a dispensary that was a partner until they closed. We took their money and put them as sponsors of events! We did make it known that they did not qualify for help from the state program and they were fine with that. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 9, 2021, at 4:57 PM, Buffy Hughes <Buffy.Hughes@okcommerce.gov> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="yiv4653442989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Good afternoon Main Street.
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<p class="yiv4653442989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">First – Welcome Maci Heppel!!! She is no stranger to Main Street having served on the Ponca City Main Street Board, but she is new to being the director. We are excited she is here!</span></p>
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<p class="yiv4653442989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Second - Please see Maci’s question below. I know dispensaries have been a topic we’ve wrestled with, but what has been your experience and do you have any advice?</span></p>
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<p class="yiv4653442989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Thank you,</span></p>
<p class="yiv4653442989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Buffy</span></p>
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<p class="yiv4653442989MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;">Buffy Hughes | State Main Street Director</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"></span></p>
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<p class="yiv4653442989MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Maci Heppel <maci@poncacitymainstreet.com> <br clear="none">
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 09, 2021 11:18 AM<br clear="none">
<b>To:</b> Buffy Hughes <Buffy.Hughes@okcommerce.gov><br clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Dispensary Money</p>
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<p class="yiv4653442989MsoNormal"><b>Good morning! I was wanting to know if there is any reason why we couldn’t reach out to our local dispensaries for requests for investments and event sponsorships?
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<p class="yiv4653442989MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Maci Heppel</span></b></p>
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<p class="yiv4653442989MsoNormal">Office: 580-763-8082</p>
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