Charter Purposes:

• To develop and disseminate concepts that promote neighborhood development that is sensitive to the existing historic, architectural, and cultural setting
  
  
• To form a communications network of interested groups and individuals through the use of meetings, publications, and electronic communications
  
  
• To encourage the citizens and public officials of Erie and Niagara counties to appreciate the educational, architectural, historical, cultural, and aesthetic significance of the buildings, structures, neighborhoods, parks, and settings of Erie and Niagara counties
  
  
• To cooperate with and encourage public participation by other organizations and individuals having similar purposes by means of advice, publicity, financial assistance, and other means;
  
  
• To disseminate information and stimulate public interest in history, architecture, and culture through exhibits, programs, and printed material, and the promotion of training and research in those areas
  
  
• To review laws affecting conservation, zoning, and planning to determine whether such laws are being enforced and to persuade the proper officials to enforce such laws