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Attachment 5 <br />NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING <br />BEFORE THE <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />AND THE <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br />OF <br />ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br />In accordance with Section 3.7 of the Ordinance Creating the Historic Preservation Commission <br />(HPC) of Orange County, also referred to as the "Historic Preservation Ordinance," notice is <br />hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners and the HPC shall hold a public hearing <br />on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Department of Social Services, <br />Hillsborough Commons, 113 Mayo Street, Hillsborough, North Carolina to receive citizen <br />comment on the application and proposed ordinance for designating the following property as <br />an Orange County Local Historic Landmark: <br />Captain John S. Pope Farm, consisting of a 75.34 acre parcel at 6909 Efland -Cedar <br />Grove Road, Cedar Grove Township (PIN: 9859019289) <br />The Pope Farm is one of the best - preserved historic agricultural complexes still surviving <br />in northern Orange County, exemplifying a mid -sized tobacco farm of the type that <br />prospered from the late 19th century until the 1960s. The complex includes a two -story <br />farmhouse built 1870 -74, along with twenty historic outbuildings. <br />All interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing and be heard. <br />Questions regarding the application may be directed to the Orange County Department of <br />Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation located in the Environment and Agricultural <br />Center, 306A Revere Road, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to <br />5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may also call 245 -2517 for more information. <br />Peter Sandbeck, Cultural Resources Coordinator <br />PUBLISH: February 20, 2013 <br />February 27, 2013 <br />25 <br />