Joint Meeting for the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation, Oregon Heritage Commission, Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries, and Historic Assessment Review[...]

Canby, Ore. -October 15-17, 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 Canby for tours and individual and joint business meetings. The meetings will be in-person and online. The meetings are open to the public.

Anyone may listen to the meeting and instructions on how to attend are on the commissions/committees web page. 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

Schedule of meeting activities:

• Oct. 15: open house tours around the region starting at 3:30pm.
• Oct. 16: Individual commission/committee business meetings, guided site visits, and presentations. Individual business meetings will start as early as 8:00 a.m. and conclude by 11:30 a.m. For details regarding locations and start times for each commission/committee's business items please see the full agenda here. There will be a joint working lunch and guided site visits will begin at 2:15 p.m. departing from 222 NE 2nd Ave, Canby.
• Oct. 17: Joint business meeting will start at 8am at , 225 NE 2^nd Avenue, Canby. Joint business meeting agenda includes a review of a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the Arthur Devers House in Portland, Multnomah County, input session for the statewide Oregon Heritage Plan, a presentation from a representative of the American Association for State and Local History, information on the Special Assessment Property Tax Program, and more. See the full agenda here.
  

About the Commissions/Committees:

State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) - 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.

Oregon Heritage Commission (OHC) - The OHC is a nine-member governor-appointed citizen commission representing a diversity of cultural, geographic, and institutional interests. 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 heritage designations.

Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries (OCHC) - 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.

Historic Assessment Review Committee (HARC) - 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 contacting Kim Spivey at (503) 986-0690 or [email protected] at least 72 hours prior to the start of the meeting.

For in person and online meeting details and the agenda or more information about the commissions and committees, visit https://www.oregonheritage.org.