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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 20, 1998 <br />Agenda Abstract <br />Item i1~~ <br />SUBJECT: 1998 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANT APPLICATION <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X No <br />ATTACHMIIVTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donald R. Belk <br />(1) 1998 Historic Preservation Fund Grant Application: Preservation Planner/ X2594 <br />St. Mary's Road/Trading Path Historic Corridor National <br />Register Nomination PHONE NUMBERS: <br />(2) Application Packet from State Historic Preservation Office Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />(3) National Register Fact Sheets Mebane 227-2031 <br />(4) Draft Notification Flyer for St. Mary's Road Property Owners Durham 688-7331 <br />Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a 1998 Historic Preservation Fund grant application for recommendation and <br />submission to the State Historic Preservation Office. <br />BACKGROUND: The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has announced the application period for <br />1998 federal Historic Preservation Fund grants. Eligible projects include azchitectural and <br />azcheological surveys, prepazation of nominations to the National Register of Historic <br />Places, and preservation plans. <br />This yeaz, an estimated $70,000-$130,000 (depending upon Congressional action) may be <br />available for preservation grants to local communities or nonprofit organizations. In <br />accordance with federal requirements, $65-70,000 is reserved for grants to communities, <br />such as Orange County, that participate in the Certified Local Government (CLG) <br />program. Grant awazds, representing up to 60% of estimated project costs, aze generally <br />in the $5-15,000 range. <br />Grant applications must be completed and submitted to the SHPO by January 31, 1998. <br />Grant awards will be announced in Mazch 1998 and projects must be completed by July <br />31, 1999. <br />The attached 1998 Historic Preservation Fund grant application requests funding to <br />complete a nomination of the St. Mary's Road/Trading Path Historic Corridor to the <br />National Register of Historic Places. During the development of Orange County's <br />Preservation Plan, interviews were conducted with members of the Historic <br />Preservation Commission and the local preservation community to elicit their views on <br />preservation priorities for the county. In addition, a series of public meetings was held <br />to seek information and opinions from citizens about places in the County they <br />considered historically significant and worthy of preservation. The St. Mary's Road <br />corridor was consistently cited as an important resource because of its historic <br />association with the Trading Path and its scenic qualities as a gateway to Orange <br />