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One of the Goals of this Comprehensive Plan is to promote historic and cultural preservation within the City. The City of Cle Elum Historic Preservation Commission was established in 2006, after Cle Elum officially received Certified Local Government Status from The National Park Service and the Washington State Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Preservation ofCle Elum's history and heritage helps Cte Blum maintain its unique aesthetic and cultural diversity and links the community of tomorrow with its foundations from the past. In order to facilitate the City's continued interest in preserving its Historic Old Town Core, the City will support the development of a process [a Local Historic District and/or Register] that prioritizes and protects our historic and cultural resources. To additionally further this goal the City implemented its Historic Preservation Ordinance in 2006. The City should work with representatives of the MOWltains to Sound Greenway, the Cte Elum Downtown Association, Historical Society, Heritage Club and Coal Mines and Iron Horse Trails to create a network of buffers and interpretative signage within both informs and celebrates local history. Land Use Element Goals and Policies The goals and policies of the Land Use Element provide the guidelines and direction for accommodating redevelopment and new development within ele Elum over the next twenty years. They are intended to balance the community's desire to maintain the unique sense of place that is ele Blum with the desire for sustained and balanced economic and residential vitality. The goals and policies also provide direction for future City directed activities including planning studies and other implementation measures. Goals and Policies prove useful when new ideas emerge in response to issues which were not anticipated or did not exist during the comprehensive planning process. Dming those times the community can consider the intent of the plan as outlined in the goals and policy statements to facilitate discussion towards reaching solutions which provide the best interpretation of the plan element. The goals and policies identified in this plan are derived largely from the Community Visioning Meetings guided by City Staff and The City Planning Commission, the 2000 Draft Comprehensive Plan Update and from gleaning information from other jurisdictions planning under GMA. The goals and policy statements contained within this element are guided by two principal themes: first, the desire of the community to maintain and enhance its rural character, cultural heritage, stunning natural beauty and its human-scaled small town development; second, the impetus of its residents to create an economically sustainable community that, while striving to meet the challenges of the future, respects the contributions and foundations of the past. The Growth Management Act specifies a number of planning goals for the comprehensive planning process. Examples of these goals that relate to Cle Elum's planning effort include: reducing sprawl, encouraging affordable housing, encouraging open space and recreation, protection of the natural environment and historical resources, City of ele Elum -Land Use Plan 24