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Director's Report April 10, 2006
A. Action Items. 1. The Alumni Association of the former Plato Price School, an African American High School that once stood near Douglas International Airport, is requesting that the Historic Landmarks Commission contribute up to $1000 to assist with the placement of a highway historic marker at the site of the former school. The sign will cost in excess of $2000. There is precedent for the HLC's placing markers in the community, such as the one near the W. T. Alexander Slave Cemetery.
There are funds in the HLC's operational budget to make this contribution, which HLC Staff believes would increase public awareness of the heritage of Mecklenburg County. Staff therefore requests a motion approving the HLC's contributing up to $1000 for the marker with the understanding that HLC staff will work with the Alumni Association and approve the wording on the marker. B. Information Items. 1. Jason Nichols, a student intern, continues to identify the contents of the N. S. Alexander House. When he completes that task, staff will sit down with the Alexander family to determine what items the family wants to retain. 2. A Joint Public Hearing to consider the change of boundaries for the Neel House will occur with the Charlotte City Council on April 17th. Staff will provide an approximate time when it becomes available. 3. Jennifer Payne continues to work with the Town of Davidson on its comprehensive preservation plan. Reports on several prospective historic landmarks in Davidson will be brought to the Survey Committee at its May meeting. 4. Expect to go to the Town of Huntersville in May for two joint public hearings -- McAuley Road Farmland and the Bradford Store. 5. Two joint public hearings with the Charlotte City Council will occur in June -- the Siloam School and the Dilworth City House. 6. The Nominating Committee will present a slate of officers to the HLC at its May Meeting. Elections will occur in June. 7. The County Staff is working on a proposed operational budget for the Historic Landmarks Commission. Work is still underway. This budget will be brought before the HLC for its consideration at the May meeting. Respectfully submitted
Dan L. Morrill
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