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i <br />III. ABSTRACT OF PROPOSED PROJECT: <br />F <br />Since the inception of its comprehensive planning program, a goal <br />of Orange County has been the completion of detailed inventories of its <br />cultural, historical, recreational, biological, and geological <br />resources. In 1986, the Planning Department completed a general listing <br />of such sites in the unincorporated portions of the county. While some <br />field surveys were conducted for site verification purposes, the listing <br />was based exclusively on existing documentation. <br />In 1988, a Master Recreation and Parks Plan was prepared for Orange <br />County. During the same year, the Triangle Land Conservancy completed <br />an Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County. <br />These studies provided the detailed inventory of recreational, <br />geological, and biological sites. <br />Orange County is now applying for Survey and Planning Grant Funds <br />with which to undertake an inventory of historic sites and structures. <br />Rather than initiating a county -wide inventory, Orange County wishes to <br />begin with an inventory in the unincorporated portions of Chapel Hill <br />Township, a 34,000 -acre area which contains approximately 300 dwellings <br />built prior to 1939. There are several reasons for this approach. <br />First, the Town of Chapel Hill, a Certified Local Government, is <br />also ,applying for funds to update historic district inventories and <br />produce a survey of historic sites and structures in the remaining <br />portions of its incorporated area. The Town of Carrboro has been <br />extensively surveyed, and any remaining inventory work will be <br />accomplished with local resources. Orange County and the Town of Chapel <br />Hill would like to work, cooperatively by employing the same consultant. <br />The end product will be a complete inventory of historic sites and <br />structures in Chapel Hill Township. <br />e <br />