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12 <br /> Slide #12 <br /> Peter Sandbeck then played a video depicting a similar functioning cotton gin to <br /> demonstrate how the Davis Cotton Gin once operated. <br /> The following Historic Preservation Commission members were present for the public <br /> hearing: Chair Art Menius, Vice-Chair Paul Noe, Steve Peck, Anne Whisnant, and Todd <br /> Dickinson. <br /> A motion was made by Vice-Chair McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to open <br /> the public hearing. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> No one was signed up to speak during the public hearing. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Vice-Chair McKee, to close <br /> the public hearing. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Bedford said she looks forward to this coming back for approval in November. <br /> Commissioner Richards thanked the property owners for preserving the cotton gin and <br /> making it available for landmark designation. She said it is great that they have this connection to <br /> history and the desire for preservation. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton asked if the cotton gin could become operational as part of the <br /> barn renovation. <br /> Peter Sandbeck said he hopes to get someone who restores antique equipment like this <br /> to assist with that task. He said it is a work in progress. <br />