Canton Historical Society presents the following event:

Protecting Rural Community Character: Preservation at the Crossroads of Community Planning.

Join us as Christopher W. Closs, a Field Service Advisor from Maine Preservation in Yarmouth, presents Information with a 30 minutes Power Point show followed by Q&A.

Doors Open at 6:15 with light refreshments served.

Admission is Free.  Event is Open to the Public.

Topics to consider:

• Including goals in the Comprehensive Town Plan.
• What information is needed to identify and inventory the natural and historic resources that makes a community unique?
• How does the process work?
• Does it cost money and if so where does it come from?
• What impact would this have on the town and the citizens?
• What is CARMA?
• What is the National Register of Historic Places?
• What kinds of incentives can be created at the local level to help protect these resources?