Measuring Success
How we APPRECIATE
2021
METRIC 6
Historic Inventory and Standards
Track the number of municipal comprehensive historic resource protection measures implemented.
METRIC result
During the current year (2021), all 73 municipalities were surveyed to determine if they have implemented three specific protection measures: establishing a historic commission/committee or Historic Architecture Review Board (HARB), adopting a historic resource ordinance, and compiling a historic resources atlas map. A total of 219 (or 73 x 3) protection measures were examined, and 159 were found to have been implemented. This represents an increase of 9 (or 6.0%), relative to the base year.
METRIC 7
Historic Tourism
Track the level of tourism within the county related to historic and cultural resources.
METRIC result
During the current year (2021), the total attendance at 11 of the key Cultural Heritage Tourism Sites in the county was 401,322. This represents an increase of 11,246 (or 2.9%) relative to the base year.
2020
METRIC 6
Historic Inventory and Standards
Track the number of municipal comprehensive historic resource protection measures implemented.
METRIC result
During the current year (2020), all 73 municipalities were surveyed to determine if they have implemented three specific protection measures: establishing a historic commission/committee or Historic Architecture Review Board (HARB), adopting a historic resource ordinance, and compiling a historic resources atlas map. A total of 219 (or 73 x 3) protection measures were examined, and 159 were found to have been implemented. This represents an increase of 9 (or 6.0%), relative to the base year.
METRIC 7
Historic Tourism
Track the level of tourism within the county related to historic and cultural resources.
METRIC result
During the current year (2020), the total attendance at 11 of the key Cultural Heritage Tourism Sites in the county was 313,446. This represents a decrease of 76,630 (or 19.6%) relative to the base year.
2019
METRIC 6
Historic Inventory and Standards
Track the number of municipal comprehensive historic resource protection measures implemented.
METRIC result
During the current year (2019), all 73 municipalities were surveyed to determine if they have implemented three specific protection measures: establishing a historic commission/committee or Historic Architecture Review Board (HARB), adopting a historic resource ordinance, and compiling a historic resources atlas map. A total of 219 (or 73 x 3) protection measures were examined, and 152 were found to have been implemented. This represents an increase of 2 (or 1.3%), relative to the base year.
METRIC 7
Historic Tourism
Track the level of tourism within the county related to historic and cultural resources.
METRIC result
During the current year (2019), the total attendance at 11 of the key Cultural Heritage Tourism Sites in the county was 461,568. This represents an increase of 71,492 (or 18.3%) relative to the base year.
