OPRD release – Enterprise, Ore. – On October 19 and 20, the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP), Oregon Heritage Commission (OHC), Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries (OCHC), and Historic Assessment Review Committee (HARC) will meet in Enterprise for their business meetings. The meeting will be in-person and online. The meeting is open to the public. Anyone may listen to the meeting and instructions on how to attend electronically will be posted on the commission web page prior to the meeting. Registration is required to speak at the meeting and is available online. For specific hearing times and online registration information, refer to the website at https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/Commissions.aspx Thursday’s meeting agenda includes individual commission/committee business meetings, guided site visits, and presentations. Business meetings will start as early as 8:00 a.m. and conclude by 11:45 p.m. For details regarding locations and start times for each commission/committee’s business items please see the agenda. All heritage commissions will have a working lunch and guided site visits will begin at 2:15 p.m. departing from Wallowa City Hall, 104 N. Pine St., Wallowa. Friday’s meeting will take place at Fishtrap, 105 W Main Street, Enterprise, and the agenda includes commission/committee business meetings and presentations. The business meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. The SACHP is a nine-member governor-appointed citizen commission with credentials in many historic preservation-related fields. Nominations recommended by the SACHP go to the National Park Service, which maintains the Register under the authority of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The OHC is a nine-member governor-appointed citizen commission representing a diversity of cultural, geographic, and institutional interests nine advisory members. The Commission is the primary agency for coordination of heritage activities in the state. This includes carrying out the Oregon Heritage Plan, increasing efficiency and avoiding duplication among interest groups, developing plans for coordination among agencies and organizations, encouraging tourism related to heritage resources, and coordinating statewide anniversary celebrations. The OCHC is a seven-member Commission that maintains a listing of all historic cemeteries and gravesites in Oregon; promotes public education on the significance of historic cemeteries; and helps obtain financial and technical assistance for restoring, improving and maintaining their appearances. The HARC is a five-member governor-appointed citizen commission with credentials in many historic preservation-related fields. The HARC is the review body for appeals from property owners participating in the Special Assessment Property Tax Program for Historic Properties. All of these Commissions/Committees work to support the Oregon Historic Preservation Plan and the Oregon Heritage Plan by increasing access to and supporting the goals of Oregon’s heritage. Special accommodations for the meeting – including translation services – may be made by calling (971) 446-1339 or Denise.frechin@oprd.oregon.gov at least 72 hours prior to the start of the meeting. For call-in details and the agenda or more information about the commission, visit www.oregonheritage.org.
