City officials continue to pursue microloans and grants to help support local small businesses as the effects of the pandemic wreak havoc with owners, Creswell City Manager Michelle Amberg said this week.
She said 10 cities in urban and rural Lane County collaborated to put up $625,000 in microloans; Creswell contributed $50,000, the equivalent of an unfilled full-time position this past fiscal year.
The City Council originally authorized a $30,000 contribution during a Monday, May…
