EXHIBITS Page 146 <br />1. Historic Preservation Element <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 />Goal <br />Preserve and restore reminders of our origin and historic development as links between past, <br />present, and future generations. <br />Findings, Objectives, and Policies <br />Findings <br />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 />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 />Springfield, Lane County, and Eugene are implementing programs of historic <br />preservation and awareness. <br />There remain many sections of the metropolitan area in which no surveying has been <br />done to locate historic and archaeological sites. <br />Historic preservation programs generally allow continued and changing occupancy of <br />historic structures and sites. <br />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 />for the protection and preservation of sites, structures, objects, and areas of historic <br />significance. <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 709 <br />