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66 <br /> 88 Vilcom Center Drive,Suite L110 <br /> 4111011:4144‘ <br /> • • Habitat Chapel Hill,NC 27514 <br /> P(919)932-7077,F (919)932-7079 <br /> for Humanity' www.orangehabitat.org <br /> Orange County, NC info @orangehabitat.org <br /> May 14, 2012 <br /> Commissioner Pam Hemminger <br /> Chair, Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force <br /> Orange County <br /> P. O. Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> Dear Commissioner Hemminger, <br /> On behalf of Habitat for Humanity or Orange County, I am writing this letter to indicate our support for <br /> the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association(RENA)and the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill's <br /> project to move the Hogan-Rogers House from its current location on property owned by St. Paul AME <br /> Church to an adjacent site in Habitat's Phoenix Place Neighborhood. The historic home would be <br /> renovated and used as a center for neighborhood programs and activities. <br /> Phoenix Place is Habitat's subdivision of 50 green-certified, affordable homes. It was developed with <br /> funding assistance from the Orange County Affordable Housing Bond program,the Orange County <br /> HOME program,the Town of Chapel Hill's CDBG program,and private donations and loans. To date, <br /> Habitat has completed and sold 29 of the 50 homes,with another five homes under construction. <br /> We were approached several months ago by members of RENA about the possibility of providing a site <br /> to relocate the historic home,which is to be donated to RENA by St. Paul AME Church. Habitat staff <br /> determined that the first two lots in the subdivision,which are on the corner of Purefoy Drive and Edgar <br /> Street,would be the best location for the relocation of the structure. After discussions with the Town of <br /> Chapel Hill planning staff,we understand that we will need to request a minor modification to our Special <br /> Use Permit to allow for the location of the house to the Phoenix Place lots. The renovated house would <br /> be considered a"club house"under the Town's definitions in its Land Use Management Ordinance. The <br /> process to modify the SUP should take several months, and will be initiated once the plans to move the <br /> house are finalized,and it has been determined that the project has the necessary funding in place to move <br /> forward. Once the modification has been approved,Habitat's Board of Directors will determine whether <br /> they wish to convey ownership of the lots, or provide a long-term lease of the land. <br /> Habitat for Humanity supports the effort to preserve this historic structure, and to provide a long-term <br /> home for a community center that serves the residents, many of them Habitat homeowners, of the historic <br /> Rogers Road Neighborhood. We look forward to collaborating on this project as it moves forward. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Susan Levy <br /> Executive Director <br />