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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Message from Oregon Heritage Director regarding staff and service updates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Dear Valued Heritage Partners, 
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">                                                           
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">As you know, Oregon Heritage, which includes the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), is a division of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD). The revenue sources OPRD relies upon
 (lottery, park user fees, and RV fees) dropped dramatically after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of state parks, restaurants, and bars earlier this spring. As a result, OPRD leadership made the difficult decision to implement layoffs at OPRD Headquarters
 in Salem this past June. Oregon Heritage took a 30% reduction in staff, which translates to the vacation of four positions, including one that was already vacant. Sadly, we were forced to say goodbye to Joy Sears, Beth Dehn, and Shane James.  I want to emphasize
 that the departures of each of these fine professionals were due solely to the layoffs and subsequent staff shifting based on seniority. It remains my greatest regret that I could not find a way to keep them. The technical expertise and professional integrity
 of each of these individuals are unmatched. They are also amazing people and we miss them very much.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In addition to these departures and for a completely different reason, we are also losing longtime state archaeologist Dennis Griffin, to retirement on August 31<sup>st</sup>. Congratulations,
 Dennis!  While acknowledging that Dennis is absolutely irreplaceable, we will be initiating a recruitment for that position this fall.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The reductions we are experiencing at OPRD will not be resolved quickly. Until further notice, please use the information below to as a guide for who to contact at Oregon Heritage and how services
 will be impacted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">STAFF<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">OPRD Headquarters building in Salem is closed to the public, but not closed to staff. Health and safety precautions are in place there, and some staff are in the office at least part of the
 time. Most of the staff, however, is teleworking from home at this time, and will be at least through the end of the year.
<i>Many staff members are now using their work cell phone exclusively, so please check our website and email signature lines for new phone numbers.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">National Register program –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Robert Olguin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Above-ground Compliance –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Jason Allen<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Special Assessment and Technical Assistance –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Robert Olguin<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Federal Tax Program –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Robert Olguin<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Survey – </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Jason Allen<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Archaeological Compliance, permits, interagency relations, and agreements –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">John Pouley<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Archaeological Compliance, ORRA, data management, and date sharing –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Jamie French<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Grants, Certified Local Government, Communications, Historic Cemeteries –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Kuri Gill<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage Commission, Website, Facebook, Heritage News, and MentorCorps –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Katie Henry<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Main Street Network and Oregon Heritage Exchange –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sheri Stuart<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">SERVICES<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">All programs will experience delayed response times, limited travel, virtual meetings, and cancelled events. Cancellations for specific events will be posted on our website.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Compliance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Staff will not respond to all requests for review;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Opportunities for “expedited review” will be very limited, if not unavailable;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Expect limited capacity to review and craft new Programmatic Agreements;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Expect limited availability for meetings, site visits, and frequent consultation.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Grants<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Grant programs funded solely by Lottery dollars have been placed on hold until at least next spring. That includes Diamonds in the Rough, Preserving Oregon,
 Veterans and War Memorials, the Elisabeth Walton Potter Preservation Scholarship, and the Fellowship;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Main Street Revitalization Grant Fund will not be receiving the expected $5 million in Lottery-bond-backed revenue in 2021, but we are looking for other
 funding sources;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Other grant programs are operating with additional flexibility for timelines and scopes of work.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">CLG and Oregon Main Street
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Fewer trainings;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Meetings and trainings conducted remotely;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Otherwise operating normally.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">MISSION<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We have no intention of letting COVID-19 divert us permanently from our mission to administer federal preservation programs and to provide statewide leadership in the areas of historic preservation,
 archaeology, and cultural heritage. We will continue to <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Focus on those activities best aligned with our mission that reach the most people and do the most good;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Constantly re-evaluate our staff and funding resources;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Track the impact of heritage programs on organizations and by organizations;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Acknowledge excellence in the heritage fields through the Main Street Excellence in Downtown and Oregon Heritage Excellence award programs.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Help Us Help You!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">You can help us navigate this challenging time by<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Planning Ahead! Please allow for the full review period for your projects and 2-4 weeks, or more, to schedule meetings;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Please ensure your submittals are complete. That will help you avoid a request for additional information at 30 days instead of clearance.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Telling us ahead-of-time when submitting large documents, or large numbers of individual documents;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Using established procedures, such as Go Digital. These help us work faster and more efficiently from remote locations;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Being patient please!
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Being creative! Cost-sharing, partnerships, external funding sources, collaboration – any ideas on ways to leverage the work we do for you, and with you, are
 welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thank you, and be well,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Chrissy Curran<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage Director, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4F6228">Kuri Gill </span>
</b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#4F6228">(she, her, hers) </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">|  Oregon Heritage Grants & Outreach Coordinator</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4F6228"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:3.0pt;color:#A6A6A6">___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Desk:  (503)986-0685 cell: (503)383-6787<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">725 Summer St NE, Ste C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Salem, Oregon 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Visit our <a href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/">
<span style="color:blue">website</span></a>, Like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage">
<span style="color:blue">Facebook</span></a>, Visit our <a href="http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/">
<span style="color:blue">Blog</span></a>, Join the Oregon Heritage News <a href="https://omls.oregon.gov/mailman/listinfo/Heritage">
<span style="color:#0563C1">e-news</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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