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1~3 I. INTRODUCTION This technical proposal has been prepared by Legacy Research Associates, Inc. (Legacy) far conducting an archaeological survey and reconnaissance for the propased 60.5-acre Northern Human Services Center and expanded park facility in Cedar Grove, north of Hillsborough in Orange County, North Carolina. This proposal presents our understanding of the project and the methods we will use in performing these tasks. The proposal is based on the Request for Proposal (RFP) from the Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation Department (ERGO), as well as information about the area from our previous work in Orange County. Legacy proposes to provide the following services as requested. Fallowing background research, the initial stage of fieldwork will be a thorough investigation of the Vincent property, where much of the property will be impacted through the possible construction of a wastewater treatment system. Other areas of interest include the land surrounding the existing ca. 1950s school building, as one construction alternative involves the creation of a wetland in this area for amini-ecosystem to handle wastewater treatment at the facility. The current parking lot around the school building is slated far expansion, also. A limited field reconnaissance will be conducted for the remainder of the property. New facilities will be constructed within the 39-acre tract of land west of the school, but specific locations are yet to be determined. The purpose of the archaeological survey will be to identify the presence and determine the significance of archaeological resources that may be affected by construction of the propased Northern Human Services Center and expanded park facility. No previously recorded archaeological sites have been identified in the vicinity. of the project area. One historic property is located within the project area, the Vincent House and associated outbuildings (OR 846). These pro osed services are pursuant. to the National Historic_Preservation Art of 1966.(as amended), the Archaeologic-afe-nTHistorical Preservation Act of~1974, Executive Order 11593, and 36 CFR Parts 660-66 and 800 (as appropriate). The field investigations and technical report will meet the qualifications specified in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation (Federal Register 48). All cultural materials collected and curated, along with all records of this contract, shall be cared for in accordance with the requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 79. The Project Manager/Project Archaeologist performing the cultural resource investigations meets or exceeds the qualifications described in the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards (48 FR 44738-9). All information submitted in the technical report will be factual and sufficiently complete to enable the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to perform the necessary environmental reviews. __ IL DESCRIPTION OF WOR The cultural resource survey will include the following elements: a) background research; .:._.__ b) field investigations to include a limited surface and subsurface exploration of-the proposed facilities construction area, with a surface and subsurface investigation around the Vincent House and ancillary structures; c) limited field reconnaissance of all tracts of land within the project area; and d) report of the results, which includes ,laboratory analysis and interpretation. .