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11 preserving the rural character of the area surrounding the two communities. The current inventory project was begun in December, 1991, and by the end of January, 1992, the consultants will have completed inventory work in one of three survey target areas. The first target area represents approximately one -third of the total survey area and extends south from N.C. Highway 54 and the Chapel Hill - Carrboro city limits to the Chatham County line. Based on preliminary information from the consultants, the area contains 60 structures of significance. The project is scheduled for completion by the end of June, 1992. In conjunction with the historic sites inventory, Orange County will be focusing on another aspect of historic preservation in Chapel Hill Township. Data layers will be created for historic, archaeological, environmental, landscape, topographic, ownership, and transportation elements as part of the Planning Department's geographic information system (GIS) then combined to identify historic rural landscapes. Completion of the database design for the GIS project is anticipated by the end of January, 1992, and digitizing of the historic structure attributes will commence mid - February when files from the initial target area are complete. All historic structures should be entered into the system by mid -June. The GIS system developed as a part of the Phase I inventory will be expanded to encompass the remainder of the county in Phase II. The system will be updated in the third phase as` preparation of a more detailed inventory of archaeological sites is undertaken. Phase III will also include the publication of a county --wide inventory, and Orange County will seek the SupDOrt of municipalities and private interests to publish the inventory. A consultant will be sought to undertake the archaeological inventory.