presentation for initial public meetings November 2016

1. Petersburg Regional Civil War
Battlefield Project
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2. OBJECTIVES
Introduce the project
Provide background information
Review objectives of the project
Share progress to date
Solicit your input
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3. BACKGROUND
Dinwiddie County with support of
Hopewell, Prince George County,
and Petersburg received grant
funding from the American
Battlefield Protection Program of
the National Park Service
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4. BACKGROUND
Term of the project
April 2016- May 2017
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5. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Develop a Historic Context for the regional
battlefields
Review land use planning and tools for
battlefield preservation
Create a tourism based community guide
Conduct strategic planning for Petersburg
Battlefields Foundation
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6. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Develop a Historic Context for
the regional battlefields
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7. PROGRESS
Develop a Historic Context for the
regional battlefields
Draft submitted, 50 pages text, scholarly
research, WMCAR
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8. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Review land use planning and tools
for battlefield preservation
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9. PROGRESS
Review land use planning and tools
for battlefield preservation
Comprehensive Plans for Dinwiddie, Prince
George, Hopewell and Petersburg reviewed
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10. PROGRESS
Review land use planning and tools
for battlefield preservation
Interviews with Planning Directors in process
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11. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Create a tourism based community
guide
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12. PROGRESS
Create a tourism based
community guide
Based on Historic Context
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13. PROGRESS
Create a tourism based
community guide
Print and Web versions
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14. PROGRESS
Create a tourism based
community guide
Informed by the public
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15. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Conduct strategic planning for
Petersburg Battlefields Foundation
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16. PROGRESS
Conduct strategic planning for
Petersburg Battlefields Foundation
Report on Battlefield Friends Groups “Best
Practices”
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17. PROGRESS
Conduct strategic planning for
Petersburg Battlefields Foundation
Initial strategic planning session on name and
mission
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18. PROGRESS
Conduct strategic planning for
Petersburg Battlefields Foundation
Stakeholder interviews in progress for
assessment report
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19. PROGRESS
Conduct strategic planning for
Petersburg Battlefields Foundation
Survey in progress for assessment report
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20. PROGRESS
Conduct strategic planning for
Petersburg Battlefields Foundation
Assessment report and Goal Setting session
forthcoming
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21. SOLICIT YOUR INPUT
For Community Guide
For Strategic Planning
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22. SOLICIT YOUR INPUT
What are your thoughts and
concerns about Battlefield
preservation and interpretation?
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23. SOLICIT YOUR INPUT
What do you think a Community
Guide should include?
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24. SOLICIT YOUR INPUT
Survey for Strategic Plan
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25. SOLICIT YOUR INPUT
Survey for Strategic Plan
https://www.surveymonkey.com
/r/CWBattlefield
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26. SOLICIT YOUR INPUT
Sign up for later updates
http://hanburypreservation.com/act
ive_projects/petersburg_battlefield/
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27. THANK YOU
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