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4 <br />Orange County <br />Environment ~z Resource Conservation <br />306-A Re~~crc Read / PCB R~~ 8141 <br />Hi1lsUorough, NC 2727 <br />Phone: (919) 24~-290, Fzx: (919) 644-3351 <br />2"Ce Sc--mn Mite CreckPreserve <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Angela Thompson-Rockett, Deputy Clerk to the Board of Commissioners <br />F~tOM: David Stancil, Environment and Resource Conservation Director <br />DATE: November 18, 2008 <br />SUBJECT: Recommendation for Appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission <br />Please consider Robin Moran for appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission. <br />The Historic Preservation Commission participates in the Certified Local Government <br />program. All HPC members must have personal, professional, and/or organization <br />experience related to historic preservation. Examples of appropriate professions include: <br />architect, historian, architectural historian, archaeologist, landscape architect, planner, <br />anthropologist, curator, conservationist, or folklorist, or other activities that are related to <br />historic preservation. Members must also reside in Orange County's planning jurisdiction. <br />Robin Moran has a degree in anthropology from Duke and works as building contractor. Her <br />experience in the building trades should provide additional expertise to our existing <br />membership and facilitate our efforts to expand our Local Landmark program, with design <br />guidelines and review of Certificates of Appropriateness. <br />Historic Preservation staff has been in contact with Ms. Moran and she is interested in <br />serving on the commission. Ms. Moran appears to meet the requirements for commission <br />membership and resides within Orange County's planning jurisdiction. Please convey this to <br />the Board of County Commissioners for their consideration in December. Ms. Moran would <br />fill the seat vacated by Betsy Underwood, who rotated off in March of last year. <br />Thank you. <br />