The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will hold a public meeting at 10:30 am, on Friday, September 10, 2010, in the Oklahoma History Center Classroom, 800 NazihZuhdi Drive (just northeast of the State Capitol), Oklahoma City, to provide information about the statewide preservation program and to receive public input for development of the Fiscal Year 2011 Historic Preservation Fund application. The SHPO expects to receive approximately $800,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s FY 2010 Historic Preservation Fund to carry out its programs and operations. Ten percent of the award is reserved for pass-through grants to Certified Local Governments (CLGs).
Tomorrow’s Legacy: Oklahoma’s Statewide Preservation Plan (2010) [available from the SHPO or at <A href="http://www.okhistory.org/shpo/stateplan.htm]" target=_blank>www.okhistory.org/shpo/stateplan.htm] sets forth the goals and objectives for historic preservation efforts in the state, including the SHPO's programs listed above. The SHPO's priorities for addressing the State Plan's goals are continuation of the archeological and historic/architectural resources survey program to document property types under-represented in the state's inventory and to extend survey coverage to previously unstudied areas, preparation of nominations for the National Register of Historic Places, and provision of public outreach and technical assistance programs. Your comments will help the SHPO determine its specific projects and activities for FY 2011 to address these priorities.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, your written comments and suggestions are welcome. You may complete the SHPO's "Project Suggestion Form" and return it by 5:00 pm, Friday, September 10, 2010. Just call the SHPO at 405/521-6249 or send an e-mail message to Betty Harris at bharris to have the form sent to you. You may also obtain it at www.okhistory.org/shpo/spevents.htm.