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enlarged and changed over time to become an elite house of for folks who want to live in <br />the country. Is one of the goals to have the book promote historic preservation? Are we <br />telling the same old stories of how properties and styles evolved in the county, or are we <br />going to make a distinction that helps readers see the finest examples of each style to <br />illustrate good historic preservation practice? The goal may not be for the book to show <br />only the best examples of preserved properties. We don't want people to think <br />preservation is about holding things still. Or that having one or two of the best is enough, <br />that the rest are not important. One of the few unique things about Orange is that the <br />county has always had a relatively middling level of income, yeoman farmers, not a <br />plantation economy. But there were lots and lots of students who would rent properties, <br />and this had a very positive impact on the overall preservation of our historic buildings. It <br />seems almost unfair for staff to show these and expect members to cull through these <br />without seeing all of the resources of the county first. The goal is for members to see all <br />the properties. Golan remarked that there is a danger here, that we could sit and cull and <br />cull, just like we did years ago under Don Belk and Tina Moon, and never finish the <br />project. We need to rely on the advice and expertise of our staff and consultants. It would <br />be helpful for members to see the various books, to give them a chance to see how others <br />have tackled this challenge. Staff resumed showing slides of Cheeks Township until it was <br />time to adjourn. There was a question about including some churches but not all? Will <br />there be any fallout? This has not been a problem in other counties. Another question <br />was: if we agreed to not include any houses with vinyl siding, then wouldn't that exclude a <br />majority of the houses in the county? Members agreed that would not work. <br />ITEM #8: ADJOURNMENT: Golan moved to adjourn, seconded by Ireland; motion passed. Chair <br />Dickinson adjourned the meeting at 9:20 pm. <br />Meeting summary by Peter Sandbeck, DEAPR staff <br />2 <br />