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Director's Report
December 8, 2003
1. There are two
public hearings scheduled for this month. The first hearing will
occur tomorrow night at Pineville (6PM) for the prospective designation
of the Younts House. The hearing for the prospective designation
of the Lassiter House will occur on December 15th during the Charlotte
City Council meeting that commences at 6 p.m. The owners of both
houses favor historic landmark designation.
2. I will be
developing the operational budget request for the HLC in early January
and will review it with the HLC Treasurer. A recommended budget
will be brought to the HLC at its January meeting.
3. Discussions
continue regarding the Trolley Barn between Crescent Resources, Pappas
Properties and the County. County staff will present a
recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners in open session on
December 16th.
4. Discussions
continue with Bank Of America and the Historic Districts Commission with
respect to the Charlotte Union Bus Terminal. I plan to attend
Wednesday's meeting of the Historic Districts Commission to learn what
action that body might take with respect to this matter.
5. Stewart Gray
and I will be taking training on the County software so that we can
begin uploading website material to the County server.
6. I met today
with Autumn Rierson, who is moving to Charlotte and will open a
Southwestern Office of Preservation North Carolina in Shelby. It
was a most fruitful meeting, and we discussed how the two agencies might
work together in the future.
7. I did meet
with representatives of the Arts community during the past month to
discuss how parts of the Carolina Theater might be incorporated into an
auditorium uptown.
8. Stewart Gray
and I met with the developer of the property at the corner of Sharon
Road and Colony Road. We discussed the preservation of the African
American Cemetery on the property. It was a most worthwhile
meeting, and the developer will be working cooperatively with the
Commission.
9. An official
of Douglas International Airport will be visiting the office on Thursday
at 10AM to view the historic mural to see if it is suitable for display
at the airport.
Respectfully
submitted,
Dan L. Morrill
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