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Orange County 3 Environment & Resource Conservation 306-A Revere Road / PO Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Phone: (919) 245-2590, Fax: (919) 644-3351 July 23, 2007 TO: Archaeology Consultants FROM: Tina Moon, ERCD Cultural Resources Specialist SUBJECT: Request for Proposals - Cultural Resources Survey Hollow Rock Access Area and New Hope Creek Preserve Orange & Durham counties, North Carolina Orange County is seeking a qualified and experienced archaeologist(s) to conduct a cultural resources survey on several adjacent tracts (97 acres total) purchased for the proposed Hollow Rock Access Area and adjoining New Hope Creek Preserve. The Hollow Rock Access Area will include a trail and limited parking, along with other limited facilities sited in a natural area. Information from the survey will be used to assist with the siting of future facilities and for identifying areas of historic and cultural interest for interpretation. The subject property is located along the southeast side of Erwin Road (SR 1734) at the intersection with Pickett Road (SR 1303). It extends from New Hope Creek, on the west, to just beyond the boundary line between Orange and Durham counties. The proposed Hollow Rock Access Area is a multi jurisdictional project, with property owned by Orange and Durham counties, the City of Durham, the Town of Chapel Hill, and others. The future New Hope Creek Preserve continues downstream along New Hope Creek, and may include a future trail connection. The site is predominately wooded. New Hope Creek forms the western boundary line of the public open space, with a smaller tributary flowing diagonally northeast-southwest through the center of the property. The findings from the survey will be provided to a joint committee charged with developing a master plan for the proposed "Hollow Rock Access Area." It is expected that the master plan will accommodate limited facilities with a low-impact design that will enable the site to retain most or all of the natural, cultural and scenic components of the property. The information will also be used at a subsequent date by Orange County for planning the New Hope Creek Preserve.