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ITEM #6: UPDATES AND INFORMATION ITEMS <br /> a. Brickwork Restoration Workshop at Burwell School re-scheduled: Our instructor, <br /> Wayne Thompson, agreed to a new date of June 29 for the workshop, to be held from 9 <br /> am to 4 pm. We have 14 people registered so far and more calling to inquire. Dickinson <br /> will be on hand all day to help out with various logistics. Peck and Barto Culp from Burwell <br /> School will also be assisting. Burwell and can provide tables, chairs and a bathroom. <br /> Visitors to Burwell may drop in on the workshop if they are touring the property. <br /> b. Report back from CLG Training Workshop in Wake Forest: <br /> Dickinson reported on this, which had a strong focus on cemetery preservation, including <br /> some very informative case studies about how to protect rural cemeteries as development <br /> moves into those areas. Some sessions also covered gravestone repair and conservation. <br /> Staff will work to implement some of the Wake Forest processes into our planning process <br /> to ensure that cemeteries are better identified and protected. Noe reiterated the concept <br /> that often the best preservation is to do as little as possible and not draw attention to <br /> these rural cemeteries. <br /> c. Piper-Cox House update: Dickinson reported on progress on his work with getting <br /> bricks cleaned and counted so that the future contractor can order the correct sizes and <br /> numbers of bricks. Staff and several volunteers assisted, as did Wayne Thompson. The <br /> state has awarded the project to Clark Poe Construction in Chapel Hill. Poe has done a <br /> number of preservation projects, including the restoration of the Blackwood Farm barn <br /> and outbuildings. This is a great outcome for the house. Work should begin in late <br /> summer. <br /> d. Eno Quaker Cemetery Update: The property owners who have been allowing access <br /> are expressing concerns about the number of visitors to the site. John Bell and Larry <br /> Barker are working hard to see if there are ways to obtain legal access via another route, <br /> maybe by working with the homeowners association for the adjacent large lot subdivision. <br /> Terri Buckner is still working on the draft landmark application. <br /> e. Book project status/update: Menius reported that the committee met last Friday. <br /> Editor/author Laura Phillips is continuing her work on writing the property entries. We are <br /> reaching the point where we will need to start our fundraising in earnest, for the final <br /> pieces of the project, like layout, design and printing. <br /> f. Wood artifacts on Still House Creek: The Office of State Archaeology has <br /> determined that we need to take this matter to the appropriate federal agency as this is <br /> located on the Post Office property. They can't even enter the federal property without first <br /> having consulted with the federal agency in accordance with the terms of Section 106 of <br /> the National Historic Preservation Act. Staff will follow up with Renee Gledhill-Earley with <br /> the SHPO to determine the appropriate federal contact, presumably the GSA. Ultimately <br /> the federal agency will have to deal with this and figure out a way to mitigate the erosion <br /> damage to protect the resources. Noe explained how archaeologists would approach an <br /> investigation of this resource, in multiple phases depending on its significance. <br /> g. Open airtime: None <br /> ITEM #7: ADJOURNMENT: Menius moved to adjourn, seconded by Peck; meeting adjourned at <br /> 8:18. <br /> Meeting summary by Peter Sandbeck, DEAPR staff <br /> 2 <br />