- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Georgia's regional preservation planning services
- Creator:
- Georgia. Historic Preservation Division
- Date of Original:
- 2015
- Subject:
- Historic preservation--Georgia
Regional planning districts--Georgia
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Georgia
Architecture--Conservation and restoration--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on online resource harvested on March 26, 2015 from www. georgiashpo. org; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed June 13, 2016)
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 951607535
NZ MMS ID 9910181123302931
Call Number N200.H5 M1 2015 R4 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bn200-ph5-bm1-b2015-br4-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bn200-ph5-bm1-b2015-br4-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 page)
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Georgia's Regional Preservation Planning Services
Georgia has twelve Regional Commissions (RCs) that provide comprehensive assistance to local governments, individuals, and organizations. Eleven RCs employ historic preservation planners who provide preservation planning services in coordination with the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Department of Natural Resources on either a full or part-time basis.
The Regional Preservation Planning Program was begun in Georgia in 1978 and based on a model that was in place in the planning regions of South Carolina. The purpose of the program was to provide more immediate technical assistance on all types of preservation issues and programs to governments, groups and individuals at the local level. Because many historic preservation activities span municipal boundaries, local governments must often work together on a regional level to accomplish their preservation goals. Especially in rural areas of the state, local expertise on historic preservation was not available. In its first year, only two of the RCs participated in the program, but its success can be measured by the fact that ten more regions joined the program by the next year.
The RC Preservation Planners provide services in the following areas: National Register of Historic Places Rehabilitation Tax Credit and
Abatement Programs Preservation Ordinances Environmental Review Project Administration Technical Assistance Design Assistance Heritage Tourism Grant Writing Heritage Education Historic Resources Survey Preservation Planning
Currently, the Department of Natural Resources provides matching funds to the RCs and HPD administers the program. Participating RCs are required to have citizen advisory committees.
This program has been extremely effective in bringing the programs of the HPD and other preservation related activities to regional and local constituents. With the passage of the Georgia Planning Act of 1989, the state has mandated that all communities create a comprehensive plan. Since RCs produce many of these plans, the regional preservation planners have the opportunity to integrate the preservation of historic resources into the planning process.
The size of Georgia and the large and growing number of requests for assistance make it virtually impossible for HPD to provide all the assistance, visit all the projects, prepare all the plans, and respond to all the requests for help in Georgia. The Regional Preservation Planning Program is an essential element in Georgia's preservation program.
For more information, visit our website at www.georgiashpo.org or contact Charlie Miller, Outreach Program Manager,
at 770-389-7868 or charlie.miller@dnr.state.ga.us