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The Board approved process components and schedules for four (4) government initiated <br /> Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendments and direct the staff to proceed <br /> accordingly. <br /> e. Amendment and Extension to Existing Interlocal Agreement with the Town of <br /> Hillsborough for Plan Review, Inspection, Building Official and Related Services <br /> The Board approved the Interlocal Agreement between Orange County and the Town of <br /> Hillsborough to provide enforcement of the North Carolina Building Codes including plan <br /> review, building official and related services pertaining to the North Carolina State Building <br /> Codes and authorize execution of the Agreement. <br /> f. Request for Road Additions to the State Maintained Secondary Road System (Eno <br /> Ridge Subdivision) <br /> The Board approved to: 1. Forward the Petition for Addition to the State Maintained System to <br /> the North Carolina Department of Transportation for New Salou Drive, Trumpet Court, Vine <br /> Court, Bee Balm Court, Onslow Court, High Ridge Drive and Climbing Aster Court in Eno <br /> Ridge Subdivision; and 2. Recommend the North Carolina Department of Transportation <br /> accept the roads for maintenance as State Secondary Roads. <br /> g. Request for Road Additions to the State Maintained Secondary Road System (Ashwick <br /> Subdivision) <br /> The Board approved to: 1. Forward the Petition for Addition to the State Maintained System to <br /> the North Carolina Department of Transportation for Ashwick Drive, Glenwick Lane, Norwich <br /> Court, Farnswick Place, Chadwick Lane, and Benwich Lane in Ashwick Subdivision; and 2. <br /> Recommend the North Carolina Department of Transportation accept the roads for <br /> maintenance as State Secondary Roads. <br /> 7. Regular Agenda <br /> a. Designation of the White Cross School as an Orange County Local Historic <br /> Landmark <br /> The Board considered adopting an ordinance to designate the White Cross School as <br /> an Orange County Local Historic Landmark and authorizing the Chair to sign, and also <br /> thanking the owners, Jay and Danielle Sunde, for their ongoing efforts to preserve this <br /> important historic rural school building. <br /> Peter Sandbeck reviewed PowerPoint slides that contained photographs of the <br /> property. <br /> Peter Sandbeck said the first White Cross School was burned in 1932. He said the <br /> current building stands on Highway 54 West in Central White Cross. He said, at the point of <br /> its construction, the building was called a consolidated school. He said its construction was <br /> part of an ambitious plan by the Board of Education to replace one and two room schools with <br /> new brick schools featuring modern amenities. He said the Preservation Commission has <br /> determined that the White Cross School possesses special historical and architectural <br /> significance. The State Historic Preservation Office has reviewed the Preservation <br /> Committee's conclusions, as required by ordinance and State law. <br /> Peter Sandbeck said the current owners are renovating the building. He said it is <br /> currently used as a very active and successful preschool. He showed a slide of the parcel <br /> being proposed for designation; saying it has been reviewed with Tax Administration. He said <br /> there is a larger 2.69 acre parcel, but the landmark will be only just around the historic school <br /> building. <br /> Peter Sandbeck said the County has three other historic Consolidated Schools that <br /> have been preserved: St. Mary's School, The Murphy School, and the Cedar Grove School. <br />