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3 <br />a good job of preventing the fire from spreading beyond one single building. An <br />investigation is underway to determine the cause. Arson is a possibility. <br /> <br />e. Occaneechi Village update: <br />Staff presented an informational update and PowerPoint about the plans for a project to <br />rebuild the recreated Occaneechi Village down at River Park in 2016-17. It will be located <br />behind the Link Center and the Farmer’s Market, on the site of the first recreated village. <br />As background, this was first built in the late 1990s, then portions were removed to use to <br />rebuild a village at the tribal property in rural Alamance County. The original circular <br />concrete footing is still in the ground. The Tribe has made a decision to support rebuilding <br />the Village again back at the first location. The layout of the Village will be based on <br />research and advice from Dr. Steve Davis of UNC who supervised the earlier digs at the <br />original Village site (the Wall Site) at the bend in the Eno. The current project will seek to <br />recreate the village shown in the artist’s conceptual drawing done for the first project in the <br />1990s. Tribal member John Jeffries will help supervise the effort based on his experience <br />in leading the first village project. The County is in the process of procuring 400 cedar <br />poles right now to build the palisade. We hope to get this started this fall. Our challenge is <br />to find materials for the huts that will look authentic but will have some durability. There is <br />debate as to whether the huts were covered with bark, or were wattle and mud, or reeds. <br />This was not an issue back in the 1600s, as the Occaneechi knew that these were not <br />permanent structures; they required constant repair and rebuilding to keep them in <br />reasonable condition. Security will be another concern. The archaeologists have recently <br />learned that there may have been trade between the Occaneechi and the coastal tribes. <br /> <br />f. Open Air Time for members to share information <br />Staff handed out copies of the proposed sign texts for another set of six informational <br />signage that the Town is planning, all developed by the Town’s sign committee. Bob <br />helped with a lot of historic information about the “historic corner” sign. Stephanie is not <br />looking for editorial input but rather, for us to flag any really serious errors or <br />misstatements that must be corrected. Please let staff know if you see anything. <br /> <br />ITEM #7: ADJOURNMENT: White moved to adjourn, seconded by Loter; meeting adjourned at 9:02 <br />pm <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting summary by Peter Sandbeck, DEAPR staff