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I. Historic Preservation Element <br /> <br /> The metropolitan area has experienced, and it appears will continue to experience, growth and <br /> change. On the other hand, public interest and commitment to historic preservation has been <br /> increasing, at least partly due to recognition that historic structures, sites, and areas which <br /> provide a tangible physical connection with the past are a nonrenewable resource. This link with <br /> previous times provides a sense of permanence, continuity, and perspective to our lives, as well <br /> as a context within which change occurs. Historic structures can enrich our lives by offering <br /> architectural diversity to the visual environment and provide tangible links to the future. <br /> <br /> Goal <br /> <br /> Preserve and restore reminders of our orion and historic development as links between past, <br /> present, mad future generations. <br /> <br /> Findings, Objectives, and Policies <br /> <br /> Findings <br /> <br /> 1. Programs and publications that identify sites, structures, objects, and cultural areas and <br /> activities of historic significance serve as a visual and educational experience for the <br /> public. <br /> <br /> 2. Structures and sites of historic significance contribute to an area's ability to attract <br /> tourism. <br /> <br /> 3. The metropolitan area has an important heritage of historic sites, structures, and objects <br /> worthy of preservation. <br /> <br /> 4. When positive measures are not taken, visible evidence of ties to the past and reminders <br /> of our heritage disappear. <br /> <br />I 5. To varying degrees, Springfield, Lane County, and Eugene are currently designing and <br /> implementing programs of historic preservation and awareness. <br /> <br /> 6. While several ru'chaeological sites are located in the metropolitan area, the value rind <br /> significance of only one has been determined. There remain many sections of the <br /> metropolitan area in which no surveying has been done to locate historic and <br /> archaeological sites. <br /> <br /> 7. Historic preservation programs generally allow continued and changing occupancy of <br /> historic structures and sites. <br /> <br /> 8. Beginning with the Antiquities Act of 1906 and through the present time, both the federal <br /> and Oregon state governments have expressed an interest in and enacted laws providing <br /> <br /> III-I-1 <br /> <br /> <br />