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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 20, 2001 Action Agenda Item No. -G SUBJECT: Contract with Legacy Research Associates, Inc. (Archaeological Survey of the Little River Park Property).,.,,,, DEPARTMENT: ERCD PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Site Map with Proposed Facilities David Stancil, ext 2590 Request for Proposals Rich Shaw, ext 2591 List of Proposals Received TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Proposed Contract (Sample) Hillsborough 732-81-81 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider awarding a contract to Legacy Research Associates, Inc. for a survey of cultural and archaeological resources on the property acquired by Orange County and Durham County for the Little River Regional Park and Natural Area. BACKGROUND: Orange County is working with Durham County, the Triangle Land Conservancy and the Eno River Association on establishing a new Little River Regional Park, which will be jointly owned and managed by Orange and Durham counties. The 391-acre park straddles the Orange-Durham county line with 136 acres in Orange (Little River Township) and 255 acres in Durham (Mangum Township). The entire Orange County portion of the property and 170 acres of the Durham portion were purchased in November 2000. The remaining 85 acres in Durham County will be purchased before July 31, 2001. In October 2000, Orange and Durham counties were awarded a $262,000 grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for design and construction of facilities at the Little River park. Most of the proposed facilities are to be sited in a 15-acre meadow located near the main access (Guess Road), including an entrance driveway, parking lot, picnic shelter, toilet facility and other amenities. Other trail and roadway improvements are planned for the interior, forested section of the property. The intended use of the park is for low-impact recreation, such as hiking, picnics and nature study. An advisory committee comprised of representatives of the project partners will make recommendations to both the Orange and Durham boards of commissioners on park uses and park design in April and October 2001 respectively. Prior to the design and construction of park facilities, a survey of the property must be completed to determine the locations of any archaeological resources that could be damaged or destroyed. According to the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources (DCR), there are four recorded archaeological sites on the park property, however only a small portion of the area has been surveyed. In addition, the DCR has identified a former mill site on the property.