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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date:. May 15, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. .3 -a <br />SUBJECT: National Historic Preservation Month <br />DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br />Conservation <br />No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1) Statement from Richard Moe, President of <br />the National Trust for Historic Preservation <br />2) National Trust Names Hillsborough One of <br />American's Dozen Distinctive Destinations <br />3) Photo Contest Brochure & Entry Application <br />4) Resolution <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Dave Stancil 245-2590 <br />Tina Moon 969-8959 <br />Cathleen Turner 732-7741 <br />Jennifer Koach 732-2201 <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim May as National Historic Preservation Month. <br />BACKGROUND: For years, the National Trust for Historic Preservation proclaimed a single <br />week in May as National Historic Preservation Week. Two years ago, the Trust extended the <br />program to include the entire month. On May 1, 2007, Richard Moe, President of the National <br />Trust, launched the second annual National Preservation Month with the theme, "Making <br />Preservation Work!" (See Attachment #1.) National Preservation Month offers an opportunity <br />for Orange County and local partners fio reflect on efforts to preserve the built environment and <br />associated heritage. The proclamation is particularly timely this year- on March 7, the National <br />Trust selected the Town of Hillsborough as one of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations. <br />(See Attachment #2.) <br />The theme, Making Preservation Work, speaks to coalition building and this year the Orange <br />County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) has partnered with the Orange County <br />Museum to sponsor a photo contest. (See Attachment #3.) Contest winners will be announced <br />in front of the historic courthouse during the "Last Fridays" event for May. The HPC has also <br />prepared an exhibit about preservation and local buildings that will be located in the display <br />cases near the entrance of the Orange County Library in the Whined Building. In addition, the <br />HPC has written a series of articles describing common Orange County buildings that will be <br />published in the News of Orange during the month of May. <br />National Historic Preservation Month offers an opportunity for Orange County and local partners <br />to reflect on efforts to preserve the built environment and associated heritage. The most visible <br />example is the Alexander Dickson House, which serves as the visitor center for the Town of <br />Hillsborough and the headquarters for the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough. The new logo for <br />the Chapel Hill Visitors Center and the Orange County Economic Development Commission <br />