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Preservation News at the Federal Level
On March 10, an ambitious preservation agenda was
advocated for Congress to consider over the next
several months by historic preservation activists at
Lobby Day 2009. Key issues included
increased funding for Save America's Treasures,
Preserve America, and state and tribal preservation
offices; improvements to the federal rehabilitation tax
credit program; and historic preservation provisions,
safeguards and funding that should be included in the
upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill.
House and Senate leaders are seeking to have their
respective resolutions adopted before the spring
recess, which begins April 4, and the releases of the
FY2010 budget by President Obama
The Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of
2009 was signed into law by President Obama on
March 30. This legislation provides for the creation
and protection of 26 million acres of American
heritage as well as authorizing the Preserve America
and Save America's Treasures grant programs. The
law also includes numerous provisions regarding
heritage areas, trails, and battlefields.
A "Dear Colleague" letter from Historic Preservation
Caucus chairs Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Mike
Turner (R-OH) has been circulated on the Hill
requesting increased support for the Historic
Preservation Fund (HPF) totaling $115 million in
FY 2010, including: $55 million for State Historic
Preservation Offices, of which $5 million will go toward
competitive grants for survey activity; $20 million for
Tribal Historic Preservation Offices; $30 million for
Save America's Treasures; and $10 million for
Preserve America and its grant program supporting
heritage tourism and education. The letter has
garnered 38 signatures to date. In the recently
enacted FY'09 omnibus spending bill the HPF
received $68.984 million that reduced SAT funding to
$20 million and eliminated funding for the Preserve
America program. So far Representative Betty Sutton
is the only Ohio signer, in addition to Congressman
Turner. Contact
your representative ASAP and ask him/her to
sign
this important letter before April 2.
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Calendar of Events
what to do, where to do it, and when to go
April 4
Interior Painting
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Akron, 10:00 am -
12:00 pm
RSVP to Chrissy
Kozey, 330-315-3261, $
Part of the 2009 Historic House Workshop
Series
Cleveland Restoration Society
Stan Hywet
Hall & Gardens
Progress
Through Preservation
April 9
Exterior Painting for Your Older Home
Folger House, 32770 Lake Rd, Avon Lake, 7:00
pm
Cleveland Restoration Society
Avon Lake Landmark Preservation Society
April 16
Bioneers Brown Bag
Featuring DVD of Paul Stamets: "Solutions from the
Underground: Using Fungi to Help Save the
World"
Glickman-Miller Hall, Room 326, 12:00 - 2:00 pm,
register
1717 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Maxine Goodman
Levin College of Urban Affairs
April 16 - 17
Financing the Future
Seattle, registration is open, $$$
National Arts
Strategies
April 18
Ask the Contractor: Planning a Rehab
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Akron, 10:00 am -
12:00 pm
RSVP to Chrissy
Kozey, 330-315-3261, $
Part of the 2009 Historic House Workshop
Series
Cleveland Restoration Society
Stan Hywet
Hall & Gardens
Progress
Through Preservation
April 19
Neighborhood History Gallery Talk: Historic
Homes
9815 Lorain Ave., 1:00 pm
Cudell Improvement, Inc., 216-228-4383
April 23
"Setting the Stage, Beating the Odds" Moderated
Panel
Part of the "Beyond Foreclosure" series
Glickman-Miller Hall Atrium, 4:00 - 6:30 pm, register
1717 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Maxine Goodman
Levin College of Urban Affairs
April 24
Lessons from the Rhur Valley
Glickman-Miller Hall Atrium, 3:00 - 5:00 pm, register
1717 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Maxine Goodman
Levin College of Urban Affairs
April 28
Exterior Painting for Your Older Home
Oberlin Public Library, 65 S. Main, Oberlin, 7:00
pm
Cleveland Restoration Society
Oberlin Heritage Center
Oberlin Historic Preservation Commission
Lorain County Preservation Network
April 30
Redeveloping the Port of Cleveland Lakefront
Land
Glickman-Miller Hall Atrium, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
1717 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Maxine Goodman
Levin College of Urban Affairs
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Save the Date!
May 5
Exterior Painting for Your Older Home
Medina Public Library, 210 S. Broadway, Medina , 7:00
pm
Cleveland Restoration Society
Medina Community Design Committee
May 5 - 7
Rebirth of the City: Preservation & Revitalization in
Action
2009 Preservation and Revitalization
Conference, $$$
CRS members can register at Heritage Ohio
member price
Contact Laurie
Levison for more information
Heritage Ohio
May 6
Museum Marauders: Integrated Preventative Pest
Management
Instructor, Dr. Thomas A. Parker, Entomologist and
President of Pest Control Services, Inc.
9:00 am - 4:30 pm, register, $$
Fenn Tower, Room 102, 1983 E 24th Street,
Cleveland
Intermuseum Conservation
Association
Cleveland State University Library Special
Collections
Ohio Preservation
Council
May 6
Celebration of Preservation
Hanna Theatre, Cleveland, 5:30 pm, $
Cleveland Restoration Society
AIA Cleveland
June 1 -3
Reclaiming Vacant Properties: Building
Leadership to Restore Communities
Louisville, KY,
registration is open, $$$
National
Vacant Properties Campaign
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