A message from the Executive Director of Preservation Buffalo Niagara, Tom Yots
It has been just a little
over four years since the birth of Preservation Buffalo Niagara and a lot has
been accomplished in that time. Not only did we play host to the National
Preservation Conference last year (the most well-attended ever), but we
launched our very first Preservation Plus conference in September, which
offered activities and workshops for all Western New York residents.
The feedback from both of
theses has been very encouraging. Of course, our Buffalo Tours program continues to be
extremely popular offering 57 unique tours to an estimated annual attendance of
12,000 plus participants.
Preservation Buffalo Niagara
would not be who we are without our advocacy efforts for our region’s most
historic and valuable structures and neighborhoods. Places like the Elmwood
West Historic District, the Bethlehem Steel Administration Building, the Evelyn
Apartments in Niagara Falls, and Trico Plant #1 Building.
Preservation Buffalo Niagara
has been at the forefront of advocating for our collective heritage and
offering guidance and assistance to the community along the way.
While our activity has been
growing at a fast pace, we know how important it is to take a good look at who
we are and where we are going. In response to this exciting growth,
Preservation Buffalo Niagara is embarking on a Strategic Planning process that
will ultimately produce a 3-year plan for the organization.
Planning for our future is
essential to our success and your input is critical in helping us shape our
future. Your opinion matters to use. We exist to serve the needs of our
community and who better to help use understand what those needs are but the
community itself. It is important that we hear your voice as we shape our
direction as we move forward.
Please take a moment and
answer a few questions on our PBN Survey about preservation and what
you think the important issues are that we ought to be addressing. The results
will be used to help us identify what you think is important when it comes to
preservation in our community and will become the foundation for our new
strategic 3-year plan.
This short survey should not take you more
than five minutes to complete, but your input will be worth a great deal as we
set the course for Preservation Buffalo Niagara over the next few years. Thank
you so much for your time and feedback!