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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 7, 2013 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-f <br /> SUBJECT: National Historic Preservation Month <br /> DEPARTMENT: Environment, Agriculture, Parks PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> and Recreation (DEAPR) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proclamation Rich Shaw, 245-2514 <br /> Peter Sandbeck, 245-2517 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider proclaiming May as National Historic Preservation Month in Orange <br /> County. <br /> BACKGROUND: The National Trust for Historic Preservation is celebrating May as National <br /> Historic Preservation Month. This year's theme is "See! Save! Celebrate!" <br /> Since 2005, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has celebrated May as National Historic <br /> Preservation Month, encouraging communities large and small to celebrate their rich, diverse <br /> heritage, and draw more Americans into the growing national preservation movement. <br /> Each May, the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) asks the Board of <br /> County Commissioners to adopt a resolution declaring May to be National Historic Preservation <br /> Month as a means of publicizing and promoting the many ongoing preservation efforts <br /> throughout the County. <br /> Orange County has many historic treasures — and May is a particularly good month to celebrate <br /> them. Special places like Ayr Mount, the Burwell School, the Horace Williams House, the <br /> Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail, the Forest Theater, the Margaret Lane Cemetery, the <br /> Orange County Museum, and the Old Orange County Courthouse are waiting for residents and <br /> visitors to visit and see what riches they have to offer. <br /> National Preservation Month offers an opportunity for Orange County and local partners to <br /> reach out to a growing audience of neighbors, tourists, students and preservationists by <br /> promoting historic places in the community, and encouraging newcomers to learn more about <br /> local preservation programs. <br /> Orange County's current historic preservation activities include the following: <br /> • Implementing a project to share Orange County's wealth of historic building inventory <br /> data by posting this information on the County's property web site, ARIES. <br />