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12 <br /> Slide #18 <br /> .PRORR <br /> Festival of Public a <br /> rt <br /> Chair Bedford said she'd already signed up to be a volunteer. <br /> Commissioner Greene thanked Katie Murray for her hard work and was happy to see the <br /> idea coming to fruition after several years of planning. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee thanked everyone who worked together to make the festival happen. <br /> Commissioner Richards noted that having support from the National Endowment for the <br /> Arts is significant. She said awards from the National Endowment for the Arts are highly <br /> competitive and showed how much work Katie Murray put into the application. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton thanked Katie Murray for the great presentation. She said that <br /> getting an award from the National Endowment for the Arts indicates that Katie Murray paid <br /> attention to the details and conveyed them effectively. She said she looks forward to hearing <br /> about how everything went after the festival. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott thanked Katie Murray for her presentation. She said she is <br /> looking forward to the event. <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br /> a. Joint Public Hearing with the Historic Preservation Commission Regarding the <br /> Proposed Designation of Three Properties as Orange County Local Landmarks <br /> The Board conducted a joint public hearing with the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) to <br /> receive public comment on the applications to designate the Harvey's Chapel AME Church, Eno <br /> Quaker Burying Ground, and David Faucette House as Orange County Local Landmarks. This <br /> is a routine joint public hearing required by state enabling legislation and the County's Historic <br /> Preservation Ordinance. <br /> BACKGROUND: In 1991, the BOCC adopted the "Ordinance Creating the Historic Preservation <br /> Commission (HPC) of Orange County," also referred to as the "Historic Preservation Ordinance." <br /> In 1997, the BOCC adopted the Local Landmark Program, a voluntary program allowing the HPC <br /> to designate properties of local historic and/or architectural significance, as authorized by NC <br /> General Statute 160D-9-40 - 160D-9-51. One of the HPC's duties is to recommend properties to <br /> the BOCC for local landmark designation. Properties must meet a high standard of historic and/or <br /> architectural significance to be designated as a landmark. The higher standard is appropriate <br /> since landmark property owners are eligible for a 50 percent property tax deferral as provided by <br /> state law, as long as the property retains its historic character. The intent of this tax treatment is <br /> to provide a modest benefit for owners who face high costs to maintain, paint and repair their <br /> historic buildings, usually by employing local tradespeople. <br />