Historic Preservation Plan, Salem, Oregon, 2010-2020

Keeney, Rosalind; Osborne, Julie; Northwest History Matters

From summary: "The City Council Goals, the Salem Area Comprehensive Plan, the Planning Division Mission Statement, and Salem Vision 2020 goals, all contain language indicating that historic preservation is important to the City of Salem. Historic buildings, sites and objects are the tangible reminders of a community’s past and are the primary components of “cultural identity.” The presence of familiar, beautiful landmarks gives people a kind of emotional anchor as well as a sense of orientation to what is around them. Historic preservation provides economic, environmental, and cultural and education benefits to Salem, and provides the stage for heritage tourism. This Historic Preservation Plan furthers the City’s commitment to historic preservation. In addition reviewing all the existing applicable plans, codes and processes related to historic preservation in the City of Salem, a needs assessment was developed through extensive public outreach including public meetings and on-line survey, monthly meetings of the Technical Advisory Committee, and e-mail messages to neighborhood associations and other stakeholders. The plan compiles the overall vision for historic preservation in Salem and provides strategic guidance for how the City can maintain, strengthen, and expand its preservation activities in a manner that is consistent with other City objectives to identify and maximize mutual benefits. It also recommends possible solutions to identified needs in the existing program such as improved design guidelines and new incentive programs. Chapters 1 through 4 discuss the plan’s purpose, a brief history of Salem, an overview of the existing historic preservation program, and describe the methodology. Chapter 5 describes the 5 goals and Chapter 6 includes a proposed implementation plan, which includes strategies, actions, and timelines designed to achieve the vision and goals." Funding was provided in part by a 2009 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Salem (project number OR-09-19) administered by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 41-09-21843) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Salem, Oregon is a Certified Local Government.

Historic Preservation Plan, Salem, Oregon, 2010-2020

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