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20 <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 />