January 3, 2003

Galveston Visionaries in Preservation Steering Committee

The City of Galveston Visionaries in Preservation Steering Committee has called a public meeting on January 22, 2003 to explain its program to the community. 

"We're looking at about a 14-month process," said Lori Feild, the city's preservation officer.  "We are looking to have feedback from the community, to get the citizens to participate in this process and in this planning for our historic areas of the city."

Feild said the Visionaries in Preservation Program is modeled after an "innovative planning process" called "visioning."

Literature from the Texas Historical Commission explains visioning as "a tool that brings a community together to develop a shared image of the future and form an action plan for achieving that vision."

The process is based on four questions.  Where are we now?  Where are we going?  Where do we want to be? How can we get there?

Galveston Historical Foundation Executive Director Marsh Davis introduced Dr. James A. Glass, director of the historic preservation program at the Ball State University, who is in Galveston to advise GHF on issues related to historic preservation.

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