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go <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br />Memorandum <br />To: Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br />Orange County Planning Board <br />From: Orange County Historic Preservation Commission <br />Date: 28 August 2008 <br />Re: Cabe Crossing (formerly Bramco Partners) Subdivision — Preliminary Plat <br />Copy: David Stancil, Environment & Resource Conservation Director <br />In a . ccordance With the Planning Board's August 6, 2008 recommendation (Third Action: Item 6) <br />the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) reviewed the preliminary plat for Cabe Crossing at <br />its August 27th regular meeting with regard to the proximity of the subdivision to historic <br />buildings, cemeteries and archaeological resources and the potential to impact those resources. <br />The HPC based its evaluation on the countywide inventory of historic properties (buildings) and <br />archaeological sites, and the Orange County Cemetery Census. Since the county's <br />archaeological survey is Incomplete, the HPC asked the Office of State Archaeology to review its <br />records on documented archaeological sites and the likelihood for additional sites. <br />The following two motions were made and approved unanimously. <br />1) We are concerned with the preservation of the cemetery (William Cabe slave cemetery) <br />located in the proposed Tract "A" of the open space, and request that the developer use <br />care and diligence to protect the area in and immediately adjacent to the cemetery from <br />harm. <br />2) We are further concerned with any potential historic or prehistoric archaeological <br />resources to be found on the entire property and defer to the Office of State <br />Archaeology for its recommendations for preserving these resources and their historic <br />value. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the preliminary plat for Cabe Crossing <br />Subdivision. The HPC"s mission is to identify and protect the historic, archaeological and <br />cultural resources of the County; we look forward to mare opportunities to work with the <br />Planning Board to advance the protection of cultural resources in Orange County. <br />