Rick Johns
Business Owner: Haven Home Style
Currently a DBBA Board Member: NO
Have you ever been on the DBBA Board? YES
Do you currently sit on any other boards? NO
ABOUT
Downtown Bend retailer for 14 years and long term Bend resident.
WHAT ARE DOWNTOWN’S THREE GREATEST ASSETS?
1. Historic downtown that has preserved its carracter.
2. The locals old and new who make our downtown thrive
3. The building owners who go above and beyond to maintain the original facades and resist modernization.
WHAT ARE DOWNTOWN’S THREE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES?
Improve access for customers coming downtown, simplify parking and remove the parkletts. Downtown will thrive like never before.
WHAT ARE DOWNTOWN’S THREE GREATEST CHALLENGES?
Melanie Kebler, Areil Mendez and MIke Riley.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE ON THE DBBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS?
To provide much needed imput from a business owners perspective who lives with punishing city policies.