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1 <br /> i <br /> ORANGECOUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 211. 1997 <br /> Agenda Abstract <br /> Item <br /> SUBJECT: 1997 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANT APPLICATION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Yes --X—No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Donald R. Belk <br /> (1) 1997 Historic Preservation Fund Grant Application: Preservation Planner/X2594 <br /> St. Mary's Road/Trading Path Historic Corridor National <br /> Register Nomination PHONE NUMBERS: <br /> (2) Application Packet from State Historic Preservation Office Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> (3) National Register Fact Sheets Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a 1997 Historic Preservation Fund grant application for recommendation and <br /> submission to the State Historic Preservation Office. <br /> BACKGROUND: The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has announced the application period for <br /> 1997 federal Historic Preservation Fund grants. Eligible projects include architectural and <br /> archeological surveys, preparation of nominations to the National Register of Historic <br /> Places, and preservation plans. <br /> This year, an estimated$70,000-$100,000 (depending upon Congressional action) may be <br /> available for preservation grants to local communities or nonprofit organizations. In <br /> accordance with federal requirements, $70,000 is reserved for grants to communities, <br /> such as Orange County, that participate in the Certified Local Government (CLG) <br /> program. Grant awards, representing up to 60% of estimated project costs, are generally <br /> in the$5-15,000 range. <br /> Grant applications must be completed and submitted to the SHPO by January 31, 1997. <br /> Grant awards will be announced in March, 1997 and projects must be completed by July <br /> 31, 1998. <br /> The attached 1997 Historic Preservation Fund grant application requests funding to <br /> complete a nomination of the St. Mary's Road/Trading Path Historic Corridor to the <br /> National Register of Historic Places. During the development of Orange County's <br /> Preservation Plan, interviews were conducted with members of the Historic <br /> Preservation Commission and the local preservation community to elicit their views on <br /> preservation priorities for the county. In addition, a series of public meetings was held <br /> to seek information and opinions from citizens about places in the County they <br /> considered historically significant and worthy of preservation. The St. Mary's Road <br /> corridor was consistently cited as an important resource because of its historic <br />