Preservation Horizons: 2011-2017; Missouri's Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan

Executive summary: "In the spring of 2008, efforts began to revise and update Missouri's statewide preservation plan, Preservation Horizons: 2004. This planning process revealed that Missouri's preservation community has had great success in recent years. There is a growing preservation ethic as communities embrace preservation as a means of economic development, retaining community identity and improving quality of life. At the same time, the preservation challenges identified in previous plans remain relevant today. To face these challenges, the 2011-2017 plan discusses six preservation goals: Goal 1: Increase understanding, appreciation and support for the value of historic preservation. Goal 2: Strengthen and enhance historic preservation as an economic development tool. Goal 3: Accelerate the identification, evaluation and protection of Missouri's historic, cultural and archaeological resources. Goal 4: Enhance cooperation and partnerships among government entities, institutions and the private sector. Goal 5: Integrate historic preservation strategies into policy, planning and routine procedures at all levels of Missouri government: local, regional and state. Goal 6: Improve the delivery of historic preservation services to include innovative technologies and an expanded information network. The broad goals established in the planning process are joined in this document with a series of objectives and actions that can be taken by private individuals, local preservation groups and government agencies to preserve and increase appreciation for our state's historic properties. The plan recognizes that we share a vision, but each play a different role in preserving the history and historic places of our state and community. No one person, group, or agency can do it all, but we can each do our part to overcome challenges, and move toward our vision of a 'state that progresses and prospers while preserving and respecting its unique heritage.'" Funding was provided in part by a 2011 Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office (project number MO-11-009, grant number 29-11-31932) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Preservation Horizons: 2011-2017; Missouri's Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan

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