Neighborhood Planning Meeting, Easton
The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) engages in planning for historic properties and
cultural heritage on statewide, regional, and local levels. MHT may also
participate in planning for individual properties where the agency has a
formal role, such as a historic
preservation easement or via state
and federal project review. MHT also supports preservation planning activities
led by partner agencies and organizations through grants and technical
assistance.
On the statewide level, preservation planning takes place through the preparation
and update of the statewide preservation
plan. This federally required process, which MHT undertakes every few years,
includes broad public input and helps to set priorities for the agency as a whole.
Regionally, MHT supports preservation planning for heritage tourism through the
Maryland Heritage Areas Program,
overseen by the interdisciplinary and multi-agency Maryland Heritage Areas
Authority. Through the Weather It
Together program, MHT supports the integration of historic and cultural
resources into hazard mitigation planning, disaster response and recovery, and climate
adaptation.
While MHT's planning efforts help to set preservation priorities and incentivize
investment across the state, most preservation planning and regulation happens
at the local level, through local historic preservation commissions and planning
departments. MHT serves as a resource for those communities and collaborates with
partners, including the Maryland Association of Historic District Commissions, to
provide training and educational opportunities.
