The Kentucky State Historic Preservation Plan is intended as a guide for statewide preservation activities into the 21st century. Ensuring that the Commonwealth’s enormously diverse historic sites remain productive and survive into the new millennium will require effective public policy, a vigorous preservation program, and the hard work of many committed Kentuckians. Indeed, success will depend upon the many individuals, organizations, governmental agencies, local preservation commissions, preservation professionals, and elected officials who together will be responsible for carrying out a shared preservation agenda. Policy, planning, and stewardship, successfully combined, can preserve our past for future generations. These ideas are reflected in the vision that guides the State Historic Preservation Plan.
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Our Vision
Kentuckians will value historic and prehistoric places as irreplaceable
resources contributing to our heritage, our economy, and the quality of life in
our communities. These places and their landscapes are integral to our
sense of place and to who we are as Kentuckians. We will gain a greater
understanding and appreciation of our shared heritage in all its diversity
through educational programs which use places and landscapes to teach a variety
of facts and skills. People and organizations throughout Kentucky will
work in partnership to preserve, protect, and use historic and prehistoric
resources. Communities will be empowered with the knowledge, the legal and
financial tools, and the authority to decide how preservation and new
development will complement one another, as they plan for growth and change.
Achieving the vision and goals of the State Historic Preservation Plan will
require diverse people, including a mobilized preservation community and a wide
range of new partners, working together to encourage widespread appreciation of
our past and to empower citizens with the tools they need to preserve our
heritage for present and future generations.