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Museum Foundation in Raleigh. Orange County has likewise maintained an inclusive approach toward historic preservation by including a Cultural Resources chapter in the Orange County 2034 Comprehensive Plan ratherthan a more generic preservation plan. Preservation programs offer opportunities for coalition building, This spring marks the fifth year that the Historic Preservation Commission ~HPC} has partnered with the Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County The Foundation} to sponsor a photo contest. Please see Attachment #1.} Leonard Vogel, a former member of the HPG and a member of the North Carolina Society of the American institute of Building Design ~AIBD}, arranged for the AIBD to donate $300 for prize money. All submitted photos will be on display in the Orange County Museum during the month of May. Contest winners will be announced in front of the historic courthouse during the May "Last Fridays" event. The HPC will also operate a booth at Last Fridays with information an the Green components of preservation. National Historic Preservation Month offers an opportunity for Orange County and local parkners to reflect on successful efforts to preserve the built environment and associated heritage. In 2001, the National Trust selected the Town of Hillsborough as one of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations, and this year it has selected, the Town of Chapel Hill for the same honor. Only five North Carolina municipalities have received this honor, and two are in Orange County. Other examples of preservation activity: • Setting up a booth at the Town of Hillsborough's Last Friday's Event during May with materials on the Green components of preservation; • Sponsoring cultural and archaeological surveys of future county park sites as park of the master design process, and developing new approaches to share the information from those surveys with the public; • Demonstrating a commitment to historic resource stewardship by recognizing that the existing buildings at county park sites are irreplaceable assets and maintaining those buildings for future use; • Including a chapter on cultural and archaeological resource protection as part of the Natural and Cultural Systems Element afthe 2030 Comprehensive Plan; and • Publicizing and promoting the County's Local Landmark program, an honorary designation program for local properkies with historic and architectural significance. These examples represent a sample of the County's efforts to promote the importance of cultural heritage and to use history as well as preservation for local economic development, such as tourism, coalition building and making Orange County a destination, FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with consideration of the proclamation. RECOMMENDATION~S~: The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation designating the month of May as National Historic Preservation Month in Orange County with the theme, "Celebra~lrrg amer~ca's Treasures", and that the Board extend an invitation to the public to parkicipate in the upcoming events.