ABSTRACT: The transmittal of this plan to the people of Central Solano County marks a milestone for local historic preservation activities commenced over two years ago in March 1975. At this time, the City of Fairfield published a report entitled, "The Way It Was." This report described our history, showed a need for its preservation, and outlined a program to make it happen. Local citizens appointed to review these findings recommended in November, 1975, that the local legislative bodies form an interjurisdictional agency to carry out the proposals found In the report. In response to this recommendation, the cities of Fairfield and Suisun City and Solano County, dunng the summer of 1976. jointly enacted ordinances establishing the Central Solano County Cultural Heritage Commission over areas included within the boundaries of the Fairfield-Suisun and Travis unified school districts. Following this, each jurisdiction appointed local citizens to serve on the Commission. Among its many responsibililles, the Commission was specifically charged to prepare a plan for adoption by the cities and County that would describe our archaeological and historic heritage, and provide direction leading to its preservation. To carry out this mandate the Commission in October, 1976, retained a consultant, Charles Hall Page and Associates, to assist our local city and county staffs to make the plan with Federal 701 funds provided by the State Office of Planning and Research in Sacramento.
Author(s): Central Solano County Cultural Heritage Commission.
Year Published: June, 1977
No. Pages: 147
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