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A MOTION supporting the application for, and administration of, a grant from the federal Preserve America program for a heritage trails project, promoting heritage tourism and expanding economic development opportunities.
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WHEREAS, King County was designated as a Preserve America community in February 2006 by the federal Advisory Council for Historic Preservation, and
WHEREAS, the King County historic preservation program was established in 1980 to ensure that the historic and cultural resources that best reflect the region's eleven thousand years of human history are preserved for future generations, and
WHEREAS, 4Culture is King County's cultural services agency, providing assistance to organizations, agencies and individuals working to celebrate historic places in the community through preservation-based tourism and economic development initiatives, and
WHEREAS, the Preserve America program, administered by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service in partnership with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, seeks to help citizens and visitors alike gain greater shared knowledge about the nation's past, strengthen regional identities and local pride, increase local participation in preserving the country's cultural and natural heritage assets and support for the economic vitality of our communities, and
WHEREAS, the Preserve America grant program offers competitive grants to support preservation efforts through heritage tourism, education and historic preservation planning, and
WHEREAS, the King County historic preservation program and 4Culture propose to collaborate on a heritage trails project to promote heritage tourism and expand economic development opportunities, particularly in King County's rural areas, and
WHEREAS, the proposed project is consistent with King County's Comprehensive Plan as well as Washington State's Historic Preservation Plan, and
WHEREAS, the proposed project respects the rights of priv...

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