UGA to draft preservation plan for school property

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) University of Georgia officials say they will create a plan to help them decide which buildings are worthy of preservation. <br /> <br /> The Athens Banner-Herald reports that the preservation plan being developed would involve thousands of university-owned buildings across Georgia. <br /> <br /> The school said Daniel Nadenicek, dean of UGA's College of Environment and Design, will lead the steering group overseeing the plan's development. <br /> <br /> UGA said in a statement that the plan will establish guidelines to help in evaluating the importance of university buildings and whether they warrant preservation, restoration or rehabilitation. <br /> <br /> The Athens newspaper reports that the plan will bring UGA into compliance with a decades-old state law and a Board of Regents policy requiring institutions such as UGA to prepare historic preservation plans. <br />