1. Historic Preservation Element <br />The metropolitan area has experienced, and it appears will continue to experience, growth and <br />changer 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 />Goal <br />Preserve and restore reminders of our origin and historic development as links between )ast <br />resent and fixture generations. <br />Findings, Objectives, and Policies <br />Findings <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 />2. Structures and sites of historic significance contribute to an area's ability to attract <br />tourism. <br />3. The metropolitan area has an important heritage of historic sites, structures, and objects <br />worthy of preservation. <br />4. When positive measures are not taken, visible evidence of ties to the past and reminders <br />of our heritage disappear. <br />5. Te-~degrc~ es---Springheld Lane County, and Eugene are ~~ri e-ritl . ' °i..~,;,.,n-.d <br />implementing programs of historic preservation and awareness. <br />oi~rr <br />of T"CIi~L,-1 ZL[te GCt- in the AAA~+~AV~v1A~ metfopo~~ita uxw ar G~ FT~~C CLZIC[ <br />6. jZTL"y1^hiI!several a ehaeelogie .l sites are ICJnGa t atao <br />si.g y, fic ee, o f . ly AAe has been defern}ink- There remain many sections of the <br />metropolitan area in which no surveying has been done to locate historic and <br />archaeological sites. <br />7. Historic preservation programs generally allow continued and changing occupancy of <br />historic structures and sites. <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 />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) 111-I-1 Page 250 <br />