July 7, 2017
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Division of Culture and History announces the proposed Annual Work Program for the 2017-2018 Historic Preservation Program is now available for review and comment. The work program describes the activities and programs the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will undertake as part of its continuing efforts to assist communities and residents of the state in preserving the physical evidence of our history.
A copy of the proposed work program may be requested by contacting Pamela Brooks, SHPO grants coordinator, The Culture Center, 1900 Kanawha Blvd, E., Charleston, W.Va. 25305-0300. The plan also can be reviewed and accessed on the division’s web page at http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/work/index.html.
Persons reviewing the program document may submit comments by completing a Work Program comment form, and mailing it to the address above or emailing pam.a.brooks@wv.gov. The deadline for public comment is August 31, 2017.
For more information, contact Brooks at (304) 558-0240.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the Office of Secretary of Education and the Arts with Gayle Manchin, cabinet secretary. The division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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