HomeMy WebLinkAboutNational Historic Preservation Month
PROCLAMATION
- • Historic preservation is an effective tool for managing growth, revitalizing
- neighborhoods, fostering local pride and maintaining community character while l
" enhancing livability.
' • The historic houses and buildings of Ashland help make our City unique and
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provide links with aspirations and attainment of the City's pioneers and their
descendants.
y • These fine examples of Nineteenth and Twentieth century buildings contribute to an
appreciation of our heritage..
• Historic preservation is relevant for communities across the nation, both urban and
z rural, and for Americans of all ages, all walks of life and all ethnic backgrounds.
• It is important to celebrate the role of history in our lives and the contributions made
by dedicated individuals in helping to preserve the tangible aspects of the heritage ~
that has shaped us as a people. ' • National Historic Preservation Month is in May. Ashland has selected May 14 - 20, ~
as Historic Preservation Week. Ashland's celebrations are co-sponsored by the City,
of Ashland's Historic Commission and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of
Ashland, do proclaim May 2017, as
National Historic Preservation Month
and call upon the people of the City of Ashland to join their fellow citizens across the f
. United States in recognizing and participating in this special observance.
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Dated this 18th day of April, 2017
~i Str berg, Mayor
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder r
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