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00 and format presented to the St. Mary ' s group . Staff discussed possible preservation tools at the neighborhood meeting including : regulations such as down zoning and/or adding criteria to flexible development, honorary programs such as national register and local landmark designation, financial incentives , and other innovative programs such transfer of development rights . Feedback from residents was received about the study conducted concerning fieldwork techniques . One resident suggested that staff pursue oral histories and commented that there were some inaccuracies in the St. Mary Road Corridor Report . It was also noted that supportive neighbors prompt others to be interested . Land Use, Zoning & Tax questions were acknowledged as always being topics at community meetings . One idea suggested by Conner was for staff to write a one page informational letter to be distributed to residents in the proposed St . Mary' s Corridor with information about the different preservation tools and techniques to encourage participation as she had received calls from other interested neighbors . b . Orange County Historical Architecture Manuscript Moon reported talking with Barbara Williams about a more accurate estimate of the publishing costs for the Orange County Architectural History . A publication of approximately 200 finished book pages should run about $ 30 , 000 . We have $ 5000 from an Archives & History Grant . If we can come up with a $ 10 , 000 matching grant and another $ 5 , 000 to $ 10 , 000 in subscriptions or other funds, we should be able to fund the project. We need to do some more work on the book and finalize the cost estimates then work on fund raising and grant cycle completions . Barbara Williams offered to come and talk to the HPC on how to get started . First off, we need to get the materials together and review Rick Mattson ' s inventory entries and begin selecting photos . We also need to design the actual book layout. Moon expressed concern over advertising for more documentary photos before the commission was ready to make final selections, because of the potential for the county to lose or damage a family photo . Anderson suggested having copies made for all suitable photos so that the originals could be returned to the owners as soon as possible . Golan volunteered to provide his scanning equipment to help with this task . Moon reported that a Mr . Griffin had contacted staff from the first newspaper article requesting photos and has promised a collection of photos for use in the publication . The inventoried site photographs were discussed, including needing interior photos and better essays to match the photographs . An example was given of a house off of Old Hwy 10 where the developer had asked the HPC to look at the house . The inventory description stated "Chinese Chippendale Balustrades, " however, it was a 1890s house with some lattice-type balustrades . The house appeared to be built as much as 30 years later than reported in the survey entry . A list of sites selected for inclusion in the manuscript was located and staff had highlighted sites that Mattson had written essays for and noted that some descriptions written by surveyor need improvement. The HPC noted that they had not decided which photos were to be included previously . Golan suggested getting technical support with photo preparation donated from newspapers to cut the cost of printing the book . Anderson suggested going through Mattson ' s manuscript, pulling photos of the places mentioned and putting them aside with the manuscript. Then, looking at the ones not mentioned and to see there are additional photos that we think should be included . Finally reviewing the essays and making a list of the ones that need to be worked on. These preliminary decisions should be made before we ask Ms . Williams to meet with the HPC to work on putting the information together . Another item noted was that houses that had been demolished burned, collapsed should be noted in the essays . Golan reported speaking to someone at the Orange County Historical Museum regarding old photos . Anderson volunteered to contact Marion Jackson at the museum to find out more information . Allison Draft HPC 3/22/00 Minutes 2 Last updated 04/ 19/00