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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date May 3 , 1993 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # 1=1/-t) <br /> SUBJECT: NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION WEEK <br /> DEPARTMENT:PLANNING & INSPECTIONS PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Cameron <br /> Extension 2580 <br /> Proclamation <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To proclaim May 9 - 15, 1993, as National Historic <br /> Preservation Week in cooperation with the National <br /> Trust for Historic Preservation. <br /> BACKGROUND: The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the <br /> Orange County Historic Preservation Commission will <br /> recognize May 10 - 15, 1993, as National Historic <br /> Preservation Week. The theme for this year's week-long <br /> celebration is "Preservation and Livable Communities: <br /> Make the Connection! " in order to emphasize the <br /> connection between historic preservation and the <br /> aesthetic, environmental, and economic well-being of <br /> communities across America. <br /> The Historic Preservation Commission will also issue a <br /> press release to announce Preservation Week, high- <br /> lighting the inventory of Orange County's historic <br /> architecture and archaeological sites, as well as the <br /> County's recent designation as a Certified Local <br /> Government. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends adoption of the <br /> proclamation designating May 9 - 15 as National <br /> Historic Preservation Week and that the Chair be <br /> authorized to sign the proclamation on behalf of the <br /> Board. <br />