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14 <br />°a rf <br />Y?Stnf� <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br />CERTIFIED MAIL <br />February 14, 2011 <br />Dear Property Owner: <br />This is an official notice to inform you of the Public Hearing scheduled for the Murphey School Local <br />Landmark application and designation ordinance. <br />The Orange County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) has received an application from Mr. <br />Jay Miller to consider designating Murphey School, located at 3729 Murphy School Road, as an <br />Orange County Local Historic Landmark. Similar to the National Register of Historic Places, the Local <br />Landmark Program is primarily an honorary program designed to identify properties that are significant <br />to the community in terms of architecture, history or cultural importance. The designation of a <br />property as a local historic landmark is a prestigious honor recognized by the Board of <br />Commissioners through the adoption of an ordinance. <br />The Board of County Commissioners and the HPC will hold a joint public hearing on March 3, <br />2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Department of Social Services, Hillsborough Commons, 113 Mayo <br />Street, Hillsborough, North Carolina to receive citizen comment on the application and the <br />proposed designation ordinance for Murphey School. The enclosed attachment is a copy of the <br />Notice for the Public Hearing. <br />As the owner of property located within 500 feet of the Murphey School site, you will receive notice of <br />each of the meetings where the HPC will discuss this application. HPC meetings are open to the <br />public. You are welcome to come to any of these meetings to listen, to comment about the <br />application, to ask questions, or to offer information about the school, its history and the surrounding <br />community. If you have questions or would like additional information about the process or <br />upcoming meeting, please feel free to call me at (919) 245 -2517. <br />Sincerely, <br />Christina R. Moon <br />Cultural Resources Specialist <br />enclosure <br />CC' Gwen Harvey, Assistant County Manager <br />David Stancil, Director, Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation <br />Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners <br />