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12 <br /> 1 g. Request for Road Additions to the State Maintained Secondary Road System <br /> 2 (Ashwick Subdivision) <br /> 3 The Board approved to: 1. Forward the Petition for Addition to the State Maintained System to <br /> 4 the North Carolina Department of Transportation for Ashwick Drive, Glenwick Lane, Norwich <br /> 5 Court, Farnswick Place, Chadwick Lane, and Benwich Lane in Ashwick Subdivision; and 2. <br /> 6 Recommend the North Carolina Department of Transportation accept the roads for <br /> 7 maintenance as State Secondary Roads. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 7. Regular Agenda <br /> 10 <br /> 11 a. Designation of the White Cross School as an Orange County Local Historic <br /> 12 Landmark <br /> 13 The Board considered adopting an ordinance to designate the White Cross School as <br /> 14 an Orange County Local Historic Landmark and authorizing the Chair to sign, and also thanking <br /> 15 the owners, Jay and Danielle Sunde, for their ongoing efforts to preserve this important historic <br /> 16 rural school building. <br /> 17 Peter Sandbeck reviewed PowerPoint slides that contained photographs of the property. <br /> 18 Peter Sandbeck said the first White Cross School was burned in 1932. He said the <br /> 19 current building stands on Highway 54 West in Central White Cross. He said, at the point of its <br /> 20 construction, the building was called a consolidated school. He said its construction was part of <br /> 21 an ambitious plan by the Board of Education to replace one and two room schools with new <br /> 22 brick schools featuring modern amenities. He said the Preservation Commission has <br /> 23 determined that the White Cross School possesses special historical and architectural <br /> 24 significance. The State Historic Preservation Office has reviewed the Preservation Committee's <br /> 25 conclusions, as required by ordinance and State law. <br /> 26 Peter Sandbeck said the current owners are renovating the building. He said it is <br /> 27 currently used as a very active and successful preschool. He showed a slide of the parcel <br /> 28 being proposed for designation; saying it has been reviewed with Tax Administration. He said <br /> 29 there is a larger 2.69 acre parcel, but the landmark will be only just around the historic school <br /> 30 building. <br /> 31 Peter Sandbeck said the County has three other historic Consolidated Schools that have <br /> 32 been preserved: St. Mary's School, The Murphy School, and the Cedar Grove School. He said <br /> 33 all three schools are in use and it is wonderful to see preservation for the generations to come. <br /> 34 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the parcel was going to be sub-divided into two parcels. <br /> 35 Peter Sandbeck said the State does not require the parcel to be sub-divided for the <br /> 36 landmark process. He added the State does require the Tax Administration to be consulted, in <br /> 37 order to determine an acreage value for the portion of parcel. <br /> 38 Chair McKee asked if the reduction on the tax roll only applies to the landmarked portion <br /> 39 of the property. <br /> 40 Peter Sandbeck said yes. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Price for the <br /> 43 Board to adopt and authorize the Chair to sign the attached ordinance to designate the White <br /> 44 Cross School as an Orange County Local Historic Landmark, and also thank the owners, Jay <br /> 45 and Danielle Sunde, for their ongoing efforts to preserve this important historic rural school <br /> 46 building. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 49 <br /> 50 b. Orange County Solar Development Initiatives Update <br />