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A y a ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 3 306F REVERE ROAD HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS For: Preservation Planning Consultant Services Submission Deadline: July 31, 1994 Contact: Marvin Collins, Planning Director Orange County 306F Revere Road Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 919/732-8181 Extension 2592 Orange County is seeking a professional consultant to assist the Planning Department staff in preparing a Historic Preservation Element as part of the Comprehensive Plan; e.g.,the"game plan"to follow in terms of a historic preservation program.The County's land use planning program is innovative and progressive, and the plan will serve as a prototype for other rural counties. The project is Phase IV of a multi-phased project. Project Description Since the inception of its comprehensive planning program, a goal of Orange County has been the completion of detailed inventories of its cultural,historical,recreational,biological,and geological resources. In 1986, the Planning Department completed a general listing of such sites in the unincorporated portions of the county. In 1988, a Master Recreation and Parks Plan was prepared for Orange County. During the same year, the Triangle Land Conservancy completed an Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Oranae County. These studies provided the detailed inventory of recreational, geological, and biological sites. Consistent with the above goal, Orange County applied for Survey and Planning Grant Funds to undertake inventories of historic and archaeological sites in the unincorporated portions of the county. These inventories as well as the preparation of a publication manuscript have been undertaken in the following phases: Grant Year Phase Project 1991 I Historic architectural survey & inventory of unincorporated portions of Chapel Hill Township (159 structures identified) 1992 II Historic architectural survey & inventory of unincorporated portions of remaining six townships (507 structures identified) 1993 III Archaeological survey and preparation of publication manuscript (project currently underway) The results of the archaeological survey and the architectural surveys were to be used in completing Phase IV of Orange County's program. That phase was to consist of the preparation of a preservation plan; e.g., the Historic Preservation Element of the Comprehensive Plan, and nominations for the National Register of Historic Places. Rather than a four-phase project, Orange County proposes to expand the project to five phases. Phase IV will involve the preparation of the Historic Preservation Element, while Phase V will consist of the preparation of the National Register nominations.