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Draft 9/29/14 9.Depending on the nature and condition of an individual structure, rehabilitation, rather than replacement, may be less costly per square foot, more labor-intensive, and less energy-consuming, thereby resulting in net savings. Objectives 1.Develop and expand public awareness of the metropolitan area’s origin, development, and history. 2.Encourage preservation and restoration of sites, structures, objects and areas of cultural, historic, or archaeological significance for the enjoyment and knowledge of present and future generations. Policies I.1 Adopt and implement historic preservation policies, regulations, and incentive programs that encourage the inventory, preservation, and restoration of structures; landmarks; sites; and areas of cultural, historic, or archaeological significance, consistent with overall policies. I.2 Institute and support projects and programs that increase citizen and visitor awareness of the area’s history and encourage citizen participation in and support of programs designed to recognize and memorialize the area’s history. I.3 Explore the feasibility of a metropolitan non-profit historic preservation development organization to bring together public and private funding sources. I.4Periodically review state and federal programs intended to assist in preservation of historic and archaeological sites for possible use in connection with local implementation programs. I.5 Monitor and evaluate the effect of these actions on other adopted policies and the metropolitan area as a whole. I.6 Local governments shall pursue grants from all available sources to assist with the identification and evaluation of historically significant sites. III-I-2