1816RESOLUTION NO. / ~ ,
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HERITAGE
PRESERVATION THROUGH A NATIONAL INITIATIVE
KNOWN AS PRESERVE AMERICA
WHEREAS, the city of West Memphis is a Main Street community,
that over recent decades whose downtown has been in economic decline due in part to the
deterioration of downtown; and
WHEREAS, in order to be successful, new revitalization strategies for the
Community must stress the region's competitive advantages and improve its self-image;
and
WHEREAS, Main Street Arkansas is collaborating with the National Trust for
Historic Preservation to develop a comprehensive, long-range action plan that will
address these issues.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS ARKANSAS, THAT:
The City of West Memphis gives its full support to "Preserve America" a White
House initiative developed in corporation with the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation in an effort to preserve our national heritage.
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William H. Johnson, M or
ATTEST:
Phillip a, City Clerk
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AMERICA
Explore and Enjoy Our Heritage
PRESER~TE AMERICA
COMMUNITIES 2005 APPLICATION
BACKGROUND
PRESERVE AMERICA is a White House initiative developed in cooperation with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation and the U.S. Departments of the Interior, Commerce, Agriculture, and
Housing and Urban Development. It highlights the efforts of the President and Mrs. Bush to preserve
our national heritage. It has several components, one of which is the designation of PRESERVE
AMERICA Communities.
PRESERVE AMERICA Community designation will be granted to communities that meet three
general criteria:
• The community has recently supported a historic or cultural preservation project that promotes
heritage tourism or otherwise fosters economic vitality, and involves apublic-private partnership
between government entities and at least one civic association, nonprofit, and/or business enterprise.
• The governing body of the community has adopted a resolution indicating its commitment to the
preservation of its heritage assets.
• The community meets at least five criteria specified in three broad categories: discovering heritage
through historic places, protecting historic resources, and promoting historic assets.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Copies of the application form, a list of deadlines, and links to information on some previously
£" designated communities can be found at www.PreserveAmerica.gov/communities.html. Requests for
information or forms can also be made by calling the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
at (202) 606-8503, or by e-mailing PAcommunities@achp.gov.
Applications are received and reviewed by ACHP staff for completeness. Complete applications are
shared with the National Park Service (NPS), and sometimes other agencies, for their independent
review. Communities with incomplete or unclear applications may be contacted by ACHP staff for
additional information or clarification.
When an application is judged complete by the ACHP and the NPS, the name of the community is
added to a list pending the next announcement of designated communities. Announcement of designated
PRESERVE AMERICA Communities will take place several times a year and may be made at a public
event or by press release. Designated communities wilt be informed in advance of the pending
announcement so that they can arrange for appropriate publicity and local notification.
Attached to your application, please provide the name and title of the head of your local Convention &
Visitors Bureau and of your State Tourism Office, as well as both mailing addresses. If your community
is designated as a PRESERVE AMERICA Community, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
will formally notify them of your designation.
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