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30 DRAFT AGENDA ITEM#4: CHAIR COMMENTS White then welcomed the guests, thanking them for coming. White also thanked Reverend Ira Smith for allowing the Commission to use the meeting room in the Cedar Grove United Methodist Church. White then thanked Shannon Sexton, who developed the initial manuscript for her masters thesis which is based on the Cedar Grove Crossroads. White thanked Mrs. Virginia Boland, Mrs. Lois Hughes, Mrs. Catherine McDade, Mrs. Frances Griffin, Mrs. Estelle Haley and the members of the Eno Presbyterian Ladies quilting group,who were kind enough to allow Shannon to have interviews with them and Shannon was able to get a lot of the wonderful history of this community. It is all recorded in Shannon's master's thesis, which is the UNC Planning Department Master's Degree thesis. The Commission members then introduced themselves. AGENDA ITEM#5: SPECIAL PRESENTATION: PROPOSAL TO PLACE THE CEDAR GROVE CROSSROADS AREA ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES a. Your Historic Preservation Commission-It Mission,Goals and Objectives White gave a general overview of what the Commission is doing, what it has done and what it's goals are and its mission statement so the guests will know how the Commission evolved. Orange County has had an inventory of natural sites, wildlife sites, watersheds and this type of thing for many years,but they did not have any kind of architectural/archeological inventory. No one knew what was out there. With the challenge to growth that Orange County has been facing over the last few years, the County Commissioners thought that we should at least know what is out there. Five and one-half years ago the County Commissioners passed an Orange County Historic Preservation Ordinance which then gave birth to this Commission to do a variety of duties. Some of those duties include an inventory of all the properties 54 years old or older of historical architectural, cultural and archeological interest. Another of the Commission's duties is to recommend those properties that are significant and are such that they can be designated historic districts or landmarks. That whole process is to be part of an on-going government process to protect and secure the treasures of Orange County. The Commissioners are not tuned- in to the needs of the community at-large in terms of the historic property. The Historic Preservation Commission is charged with educating the public about what we do, what is out there for the O mge County citizens and to be of some technical service in terms of restoration. The final dutr*ut the Commission had was to prepare a Preservation Element. This is a book of "how to do it" bow to preserve these sites technically and legally; what the procedures are that have to be followed,the guidelines that are needed in order to effectively produce preservation as an item in Orange County. With the help of many consultants,the Historic Preservation Element was prepared, which is an element of the Orange County Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Together, the County Commissioners and the Planning Staff have now the tools by which they can preserve that part of the inventory that is significant. 2 Attachment#5