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14 <br /> the severest need. The State looks at percent of low/moderate income benefit in a <br /> project area; with the minimum benefit being 70%. At least 70% of the residents in any <br /> designated area must be low or moderate income. The residents living in the Rogers <br /> Road Neighborhood that need public sewer service will not likely meet the income <br /> requirements to qualify for this grant. <br /> Dedicated Federal Funding: <br /> Congressman David Price's office has been contacted about a possible Economic <br /> Development Incentive (EDI) grant or a Stag Grant. Orange County utilized such a grant <br /> for the Efland sewer project. Several years ago, the County was eligible to apply for <br /> $500,000 dollars or more through that type of process. At this time, however, the rules <br /> have changed and EDI grants are not allowing for infrastructure projects. These grants <br /> can no longer be earmarked for a specific project, which was done for the Efland sewer <br /> project. <br /> NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY CENTER: <br /> The second assignment of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force is to <br /> investigate the possibility of providing a Neighborhood Community Center to the Historic <br /> Rogers Road Neighborhood. <br /> Hogan-Rogers House: <br /> The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill compiled a report on the historic Hogan-Rogers <br /> House as a potential Neighborhood Community Center for the Historic Rogers Road <br /> Neighborhood, see Appendix B. <br /> The St. Paul A.M.E. Church has purchased the Hogan-Rogers House and property <br /> surrounding it in order to build a new church complex on the site. Plans call for removal <br /> and/or demolition of this historic house as early as 2013. The Preservation Society <br /> began working with the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association, St. Paul Church, <br /> and Habitat for Humanity to relocate and restore this home that holds over 170 years of <br /> history for Chapel Hill's white and black community. Currently, the house is listed on the <br /> North Carolina State Historic Preservation survey conducted in 1999. <br /> Habitat for Humanity has graciously indicated its support by donating two lots to <br /> relocate the home. The historic home would have to renovated and used as a center for <br /> neighborhood programs and activities. Habitat's support for the home's relocation and <br /> restoration is contingent on a commitment of funding allocated to the Rogers Road <br /> Neighborhood to complete the project, see Appendix C. <br /> 10 <br />