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(O <br />• SCOPE OF WORK <br />Guttural and Archaeological Survey <br />Southern Human Services Campus <br />Orange County, NC <br />I. Project Background <br />Orange County owns a 34-acre tract in Chapel Hill that is being designed as the <br />Southern Human Services Campus. The property is located at 2501 Homestead Road, <br />just west of the intersection with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard/Historic Airport Road <br />in Chapel Hill, near the intersection with Interstate 40 (Exit 266). Parcels adjacent to the <br />Southern Human Services Campus include, single and multi-family residences, a small <br />Duke Power substation, and undeveloped land owned by the State of North Carolina <br />(planned "Carolina North." Also nearby is Homestead Park, which is owned and <br />operated by the Town of Chapel Hill. (See Vicinity Map) <br />The site currently contains a34,500-square foot building, with a meandering entrance <br />drive and parking areas, known as the Southern Human Services Center (in the <br />southern portion of the tract) and a small multi-building complex that serves the <br />Interfaith Council residence programs (in the northwest corner). The future Southern <br />Orange Senior Center, a 25,000-square foot building with associated parking is under <br />construction in the northeast corner of the site. A modest one. and one-half story, circa <br />1940s, frame house is located near the center of the tract; the house is currently <br />unoccupied but has been stabilized for potential future use. The house had once been <br />a residence of the Hoyle family from whom Orange County purchased the 34-acre <br />property in 1992. <br />Two areas of the site have been recognized for having environmental significance: a <br />resource conservation district, identified by the Town of Chapel Hill in the northern part <br />of the property and an undisturbed natural area in the southwest corner, identified by <br />Orange County. The remaining undeveloped portions of property consist of pine trees <br />of various ages, with some areas of abandoned farm fields. A small pond is located by <br />the natural area, which contains the most concentrated area of mature hardwoods. <br />There is a marked walking trail that begins near the pond and winds through the natural <br />area. (See Existing Conditions Map) <br />The master plan for the Southern Human Services Campus includes, in addition to the <br />existing social services buildings and new Senior Center (under construction), up to <br />three potential building sites for future facility needs. The future building site areas <br />include anticipated extensions to the existing vehicular circulation system on the <br />property--from Homestead Road to the existing and proposed buildings and a potential <br />stub-out to the western boundary line. Information from the Cultural and Archaeological <br />Survey will be used for siting these future facilities and for identifying areas of historic <br />and cultural interest for possible future interpretation. (See Areas for Evaluation Map) <br />