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Director's Report October 11, 2004 A. Action Items. 1. The Commission will need to go into executive session to consider three matters. The first is consideration of a contract for the purchase of the Jordan Farm on Hus McGinnis Road.
The second is consideration of an offer submitted by a prospective buyer of the Oakley House on Main Street in Pineville.
The third is consideration of an offer submitted by a prospective buyer of the Charlotte Cotton Mills.
2. The Commission continues to work to attempt to preserve the Bethesda School. The building must be moved to another site by December 31st or it will be destroyed. The issue before the Commission is that it appears virtually certain that the County staff will not recommend special funding to move and restore the building. In other words, the Commission will have to draw money from its revolving fund if it wishes to save the building. A potential approach would be for the Commission to pay to move the building and place it on a foundation at Rural Hill. Funds for the restoration of the building would be requested from the County in its next budget cycle. The Commission needs to decide if it wishes to move forward with the project.
B. Information Items. 1. Staff continues to work with Grubb Properties with respect to scheduling the hearing for the prospective designation of the Lloyd Presbyterian Church Cemetery as a historic landmark. Grubb Properties is still working on the exact boundaries of the prospective historic landmark. The hearing was continued in September, and the same might happen this month. These matters are simply procedural. There is no question about the eventual designation of the property. We will keep you advised as this matter moves forward.
2. The Matthews Board of Commissioners has submitted a letter to the HLC saying that the Town would like to work collaboratively to preserve the Bost House on West John St. The Town will be approaching the owner to determine if the owner is willing to sell the property. This matter will be brought to the Projects Committee at its next meeting.
3. The Town of Huntersville is scheduled to vote next Monday on whether it will participate with the Historic Landmarks Commission in purchasing and eventually selling the Jordan Farm on Hus McGinnis Road.
4. The Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Commission did note unanimously to endorse the concept of moving the Bethesda School to Rural Hill. 5. Paul Archambault has essentially completed the Survey of the built environment of Pineville. He will be presenting the Survey to the Survey Committee at its next meeting. It is scheduled to come before the Historic Landmarks Commission at its November meeting.
6. The Center City Charlote Survey is virtually complete. It too will come before the Survey Committee at its next meeting, and it too is scheduled to come before the Historic Landmarks Commission at its November meeting.
7. There will be a joint public hearing with the Huntersville Town Board on October 18th to consider historic landmark designation for the additional land at the Oehler Farm and the additional land at the McElroy Farm. Joint public is scheduled with the Charlotte City Council for November 15th to consider prospective historic landmark designation for the Builders Building, McConnell House, the Henningan Place property, and the Joseph Sykes Brothers Building if the Commission votes affirmatively tonight to proceed with designation. A joint public hearing with the Davidson Town Board will probably occur on November 9th to consider designation of the Davidson Cotton Mill.
Respectfully submitted
Dan L. Morrill
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