Title
Special Recognition - Proclamation Recognizing Olympia Heritage Month
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Proclaim May 2025 as Olympia Heritage Month and encourage all citizens to explore local heritage through online resources, to support Olympia's economy by patronizing local businesses, restaurants and venues in our historic downtown and historic places.
Report
Issue:
Whether to proclaim May 2025 as Olympia Heritage Month and encourage all citizens to explore local heritage through online resources, to support Olympia's economy by patronizing local businesses, restaurants and venues in our historic downtown and historic places.
Staff Contact:
Brittany Gillia, Historic Preservation Officer, Community Planning & Economic Development, 360.753.8427
Presenter(s):
Brittany Gillia, Historic Preservation Officer, Community Planning & Economic Development
Background and Analysis:
Each year in May, the City of Olympia celebrates our local history and heritage by declaring May to be Heritage Month. Throughout the year, the Olympia Heritage Commission (OHC) is partnering with local heritage organizations and communities to offer educational programming and community engagement.
Preservation Month began in 1973 with the National Trust for Historic Preservation as 'National Preservation Week'. In 2005, the National Trust extended the celebration to the entire month of May and declared it Preservation Month to provide local preservation groups, state historical societies, and businesses and civic organizations across the country an even greater opportunity to celebrate the diverse and unique heritage of our country's cities and states.
Climate Analysis:
The greenest building is the one already built. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) reports that "...all kinds of historic buildings and neighborhoods, archaeological sites, Tribal sites and resources, and culturally importan...
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