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<br />~ ..~'? <br />f~~r~ a <br />, <br />x~ , t <br />,, <br />~~ <br />c T / .1~~{ I~+'T ~Jj~.~~ <br />::(( <br />t <br />r <br />3~/ ~~+Y <br />r ~ f ,j.~ ~~'W~ <br /> <br />'}~ a ~~t <br /> <br />i ~ <br />~~..~, <br />~ ~=: ~ f <br />Orange County <br />Environment ~ Resource Conservation <br />306-A 12evere Road / PO Gol 5181. <br />~[illsborougl~, NC 2~2%S <br />Phone: (919) 24~-?590, Fax: (919) 644-331 <br />The Seven Mile Creek Preserve <br />August 4, 2006 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Archaeology Consultants <br />FROM: Tina Moon, ERCD Land Use & Preservation Planner <br />SUBJECT: Request for Proposals -Cultural and Archaeological Survey <br />Southern Human Services Campus <br />Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC <br />Orange County is seeking a qualified and experienced archaeologist(s) to conduct a survey of <br />cultural and archaeological resources on the undeveloped portion of the Southern Human <br />Services Campus (SHSC). The site is located at 2501 Homestead Road, just west of the <br />intersection with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard/Historic Airport Road in Chapel Hill and near <br />the intersection with Interstate 40 (Exit 266). Parcels adjacent to the Southern Human Services <br />Campus include, single- and multi-family residences, and the planned Carolina North (UNC <br />expansion) on vacant land immediately south of the Campus. Also nearby is Homestead Park, <br />which is owned and operated by the Town of Chapel Hill. <br />Orange County purchased this 34-area property in 1992, and in 1994 received approval from <br />the Town of Chapel Hill to construct the existing 34,500 square foot Southern Human Services <br />Center building, associated parking and landscaping. The Interfaith Council also petitioned the <br />Town of Chapel Hill for a SUP modification to construct two buildings for residence programs on <br />a three-acre tract leased from the County at the northwest corner of the property. In 2005, the <br />County modified its special use permit to allow for the construction of the 25,000 square foot <br />Southern Orange Senior Center plus parking and landscaping on the northeast corner of the <br />site (currently underway). <br />Findings from the cultural and archaeological survey will be incorporated into the plan for the <br />overall Campus to assist with the siting of future facilities and for identifying areas of historic and <br />cultural interest for possible future interpretation. <br />If your firm is interested in performing this work, please mail or deliver your response to the <br />Orange County Purchasing and Central Services Department, Attn: Pam Jones, Director, 129 <br />East King Street, PO Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278. Proposals will be accepted until .12 <br />noon, Wednesday, August 16, 2006. Should you have questions or comments regarding this <br />proposal, please contact either Ms. Jones (919) 245-2652 or me (919) 245-2583 directly. <br />