The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History will host two public meetings to discuss the development
of a historic preservation plan for the Eastern Panhandle region of the state.
The first meeting will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005 at 3 p.m. at
the Coca Cola bottling plant on Rt. 50 east of Romney. The second meeting
will be held on Friday, Dec. 2, at 11 a.m. at the James Rumsey Technical
Institute, 3274 Hedgesville Rd., Hedgesville. Local residents are invited
to attend the meetings and provide their input. State historic preservation
officer and Division commissioner Troy O. Body and deputy state historic preservation
officer Susan Pierce will be present to discuss the region’s needs, comprehensive
solutions and strategies that can promote growth and protect historic resources.
The comprehensive historic preservation plan for the Eastern Panhandle region
will include the counties of Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan, Mineral, Grant, Hardy
and Hampshire. The plan will be produced through a process involving the public,
identified preservation partners, and government officials and agencies. Reservations
are encouraged. For more information about the meetings or to make a reservation,
contact Susan Holbrook at (304) 558-0240, ext. 722, or e-mail susan.holbrook@wvculture.org.
The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia
Department of Arts, Culture and History, brings together the state’s past,
present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and
history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. The Cultural Center is
West Virginia’s official showcase for the arts. Visit the Division’s
website at www.wvculture.org for more information about programs of the Division.
The Department of Arts, Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.
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Ginny Painter
Deputy Commissioner/Communications Manager
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History
The Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone (304) 558-0220, ext. 120
Fax (304) 558-2779
Email ginny.painter@wvculture.org