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farmstead has been preserved and maintained. Staff gave a tour of the farm complex with <br />Bob Strayhorn and was able to make a digital recording of Bob's narrative. <br />e. Proposed oroiect to rebuild the former Occaneechi Villaae: <br />Staff gave a brief update on the ongoing efforts working with the Town, the Alliance and <br />John Jeffries to rebuild the former village on the same site in River Park. The County <br />budget included funds to buy 400 cedar poles needed to recreate the palisade as the first <br />phase this fall. <br />Open Air Time: <br />Staff reported that he had been able to use some contractual services funds to generate a <br />contract to undertake detailed agricultural research using the Extension Agent's annual <br />reports, Ag Census records and Ag Dept records to generate a much clearer picture and <br />story of the county's ag history to enrich the text for the book and the property entries. <br />This will be undertaken by the present survey update consultants. Also, the State Historic <br />Preservation Office has announced their award of an additional CLG grant of $5,000 for <br />the next phase of the survey update project. <br />ITEM #7: STAFF PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION: <br />a. Orange County Historic Resources: overview of resources in Hillsborough and Eno Townships: <br />Staff presented an overview of resources in Hillsborough and Eno townships, noting those <br />that were tagged by the survey consultants and staff as having sufficient integrity and <br />significance to merit possible inclusion in the book. This time, we are showing these as an <br />overview but not a culling exercise. After the last session, it was the consensus of the <br />group that staff and the consultants should make the first cuts or culls based on their <br />special knowledge of all the resources, then present those finalists to the members, and <br />also share any "undecided" properties to get member input. There was some discussion <br />about the viability of pushing toward a very small grant program to stabilize /protect <br />endangered resources, perhaps geared to keeping a good roof or making critical <br />stabilization repairs to deteriorated log buildings. The presentation stopped with the former <br />Butner Barracks Building in Eno Township; we will resume with the balance of Eno <br />Township and then Little River at the next meeting. <br />ITEM #8: ADJOURNMENT: Members checked out selected books, then Golan moved to adjourn, <br />seconded by Ireland; motion passed. Chair Dickinson adjourned the meeting at 9:12 pm. <br />Meeting summary by Peter Sandbeck, DEAPR staff <br />3 <br />