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Issue

• Preserving historically significant areas often comes with a price tag.

Strategies

• Seek grant opportunities from organizations, including Dublin’s Hotel/Motel Tax Fund that support historic preservation and education.

• Dedicate capital funds to preservation.

• Develop incentives for preservation by private entities.

• Work with the Dublin Convention and Visitors Bureau and other local organizations to promote Dublin history for economic purposes.

Policy 3: Ensure the continued existence and purpose of the Historical Society.

Issues

• Due to the relative recent nature of most of Dublin’s development, there is a gap between those who currently share interest in local history and those who will carry the torch for future generations.

• No adequate facility exists for the storage and display of DHS items.

Strategies

• Determine an appropriate long-term course of action for storage and display of DHS items.

• Identify strategies to encourage new membership in the DHS.

Policy 4: Establish a centralized location for the Dublin Historical Society to display artifacts and house paperwork

Issues

• There is not a centralized area for the display and care of artifacts and historic documents.

• Residents do not have access to historic documents and artifacts.

Strategies:

• Provide space for display and storage of historic documents and artifacts.

• Provide catalog and access to historic documents and artifacts for all visitors.

Policy 5: Expand historical education efforts.

Issue

• Local history is not currently an educational priority.

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