Today’s Treasure -- Tomorrow’s Trust: Virginia’s Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan, 2016–2021

From introduction: "As a truly statewide and comprehensive historic preservation plan, this document is intentionally far-reaching and intended both to inspire and to represent the work of the diverse stakeholders who benefit and who shape the future of Virginia’s rich, historic landscape. As Virginia’s State Historic Preservation Office, the Department of Historic Resources is mandated to periodically develop and publish such a plan by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended) and has adopted a six-year planning cycle. Thus, the goals, objectives, and suggested strategies outlined later in this plan target the period from 2016 through 2021. While DHR adopts the goals and objectives of this plan to guide its own agency efforts, it is not “the Department’s plan.” It is very much a plan for all Virginia communities and preservation stakeholders throughout the state. It both reflects the issues and opportunities identified by key players and citizens from every part of the state and creates broad goals and objectives that each of these stakeholders can use to play their parts in making sure that Virginia’s irreplaceable lands and landmarks serve our communities today and tomorrow. The combination of research, assessment, and public participation has led to an Action Plan with broad goals and objectives that reflect the issues and concerns expressed by stakeholders, the programs and tools available to key preservation partners both public and private, and closing integrating themes and actions found in related statewide plans in particular the Virginia Outdoors Plan and the Virginia Tourism Plan. These goals and objectives are among those that will guide DHR, Preservation Virginia, and their preservation partners. They are also available to inform and inspire the work of the full range of preservation stakeholders in communities throughout the Commonwealth." Funding was provided in part by a 2016 Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Virginia State Historic Preservation Office (project number VA-16-005, grant number P16AF00029) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Today’s Treasure -- Tomorrow’s Trust: Virginia’s Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan, 2016–2021

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