Public input sought for next Statewide Historic Preservation Plan

The State Historic Preservation Office will soon be updating Delaware’s Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, which relies on input from all stakeholders, including members of the general public.

The Statewide Historic Preservation Plan offers guidance for residents, organizations and agencies to work toward preserving Delaware’s heritage for the future. Broad goals, accompanied by specific strategies and actions, aim to provide a working blueprint for the next several years so that people can be informed, share resources and coordinate preservation work with other planning efforts.

Public input will soon be sought through an online survey. Stay tuned for next steps and more information about how to get involved in shaping the new plan.

The Statewide Historic Preservation Plan is not a document for state government use alone. Rather, the plan provides all Delawareans who are passionate about historic preservation with a framework for effective decision-making, developing and implementing preservation policy and for communicating preservation goals and values across the state.

To read the most recent plan online, go to “Partners in Preservation: Planning for the Future—Delaware’s Historic Preservation Plan.”