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5 <br />Orange County <br />Environment ~ Resource Conservation <br />306-A Re~~ere Road / PO Boy 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Phone: (919) 245-2590, Fax: (919) 644-3351 <br />The Seven Mile Creek Preserve <br />•~. ~ <br />TO: Monica Evans, Deputy Clerk to .the Board of Commissioners <br />PROM: David Stancil, Environment and Resource Conservation Director <br />DATE: March 1, 2007 <br />SUBJECT: Recommendation for Appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission <br />Please consider Alice Remini for reappointment to the Historic Preservation Commission. <br />Currently serving on the commission as Chair, Mrs. Remini is approaching the end of her first <br />term. She has maintained good attendance records (see enclosures), is eligible to serve <br />another term, and has agreed to do sa. <br />The Historic Preservation Commission participates in the Certified Local Government <br />program. All HPC members must have personal, professional, and organization experience <br />related to historic preservation. Examples of related experience include: restoring or <br />rehabilitating an older house or place of business; involvement in community preservation <br />organizations, historical societies, or other groups working to promote historic preservation; <br />involvement in historic preservation as a professional architect, historian, architectural <br />historian, archaeologist, landscape architect, planner, anthropologist, curator, <br />conservationist, or folklorist; or other activities that are related to historic preservation. <br />Cathleen Turner,. Executive Director of the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, first suggested <br />Ms. Remini as a potential candidate for our HPC. The owner of a late nineteenth century <br />farmhouse in Cheeks Township, Ms. Remini has an academic background in architectural <br />history and should contribute to our ongoing work on the architectural history publication and <br />design guidelines. Her past work in finance should also be of value as we look to develop new <br />programs to assist local preservation efforts. <br />Unfortunately the other applicants, who have applied for the HPC, do not meet the. <br />appropriate criteria. Staff will continue outreach until more qualified candidates are found. <br />Betsy Underwood, whose second term is scheduled to expire March 31st has agreed to . <br />continue attending meetings until another member can be appointed. <br />Please convey this to the Board of County Commissioners for their consideration in March. <br />