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be asked to advise on a future preservation and land conservation project, working with the family to explore their options for how to best plan for the future for the land and the mill. The owners have extended an invitation for the HPC membership to visit and tour the mill on June 20. Members agreed that was a good date. Staff will confirm with the owners. b. Landmark evaluation form: deferred until next meeting. c. Old Courthouse Preservation Project: Phase I assessment: The county has signed a contract with JKOA architectural firm, led by Joe Oppermann, to carry out the initial phase, to assess the scope of the project and establish new, more accurate cost estimates. This is a great accomplishment. Attachment 3 provides you with their cost breakdown for doing this phase 1 work. Architectural photography Peter Aaslestad will begin the important photogrammetry work to create rectified photos and CAD drawings, starting on May 7. Discussion followed about when the county will decide on the future use, whether it will continue to serve as a court facility or be adapted for a new use—all yet to be determined. The overgrown bushes have been removed from the perimeter of the building. Staff wills share updates as we make progress on phase 1. d. Annual Review of HPC activities for CLG Program: The SHPO completed its annual evaluation of our preservation program as per Attachment 4 and approved our activities for 2024, thus maintaining our eligibility for future CLG grants. e. Historical marker project: deferred to next meeting. f. More options for HPC field trip: Staff outlined some possible site visits for the group to consider. One idea is to visit two sites that are distantly related: the Henry Calvin Andrews Farmstead, which includes a mid-191" century log house with numerous fine log and frame outbuildings. The owner is considering donating a preservation easement on the buildings, along with a conservation easement on the 10-acre parcel. Then we'd visit the wonderful Modernist house built for Troy and Roberta Andrews, designed by Taliesin student Franc Sidler. The owner of the Modernist house will have the house ready for the National Register photography in early May, so that might be a good time for her. The owner of the farmstead is travelling so no definite word on that tour yet. Staff will work with the owners on dates and will get back up with membership to pick some dates. Another tour to be thinking about is one that takes members to the Eagle Lodge and Dickerson Chapel AME Church, both in Hillsborough. Moore noted that the Historical Society of NC will be holding its fall meeting in November at the Eagle Lodge; she will extend an invitation to the members later. ITEM #6: UPDATES AND INFORMATION ITEMS a. Dickerson Chapel AME Church Preservation Project: The church has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Trust's Black Churches program, to carry out structural repairs and install a new roof, electrical wiring and HVAC. b. Occaneechi Village volunteer workdays: Staff extended an invitation for members to participate in two upcoming volunteer workdays, to help with rebuilding the existing huts. These will be on Sunday, April 27, and another on Sunday, May 11. c. Andrews House National Register Nomination: no additional update. d. Proposed grant program to preserve endangered historic resources: no update. e. HPC Website content protect: deferred to next meeting. f. Book Project update: deferred to next meeting. g. Open airtime: None. ITEM #7: ADJOURNMENT: Whisnant moved to adjourn; meeting adjourned at 8:22 pm. Meeting summary by Peter Sandbeck, DEAPR staff 2