Sustaining Communities through Historic Preservation: The Washington State Historic Preservation Plan: 2009-2013

Executive summary: "The Washington State Historic Preservation Plan for 2009-2013 serves as a blueprint for charting the direction of historic preservation policy and action during the five year planning cycle. Fulfilling requirements of federal historic preservation legislation, the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP), serving as the State Historic Preservation Office, is the responsible agent for developing the Plan. However, implementation of the Plan is a shared responsibility that includes DAHP but also encompasses the efforts of a wide range of interested individuals, organizations, businesses, and government entities. The previous State Historic Preservation Plan, Strengthening Communities through Historic Preservation, was successful in establishing historic preservation as not only a community development tool, but also a key component of state and local economic development strategies. Fortuitously, this plan has prepared the state to address national economic challenges from a historic preservation perspective. While the economic climate will drive policies and budgets during the current planning cycle, this preservation plan looks ahead to larger and longer term issues projected to be unfolding in future generations. Through an extensive public participation process, Sustaining Communities through Historic Preservation has been crafted to help realize sustainable communities by maintaining and preserving our heritage." Funding was provided in part by a 2008 Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Washington State Historic Preservation Office (project number WA-08-018, grant number 53-08-21752) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Sustaining Communities through Historic Preservation: The Washington State Historic Preservation Plan: 2009-2013

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