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Director's Report November 14, 2005 1. The next joint public hearing will occur with the Town of Matthews on November 28th. The properties involved will be the Renfrow-Lemmond House, the McLaughlin-Bost House, the Rowland-Clay House, and the former Matthews Post Office. 2. A joint public hearing with the Charlotte City Council will occur on December 19th. The properties involved will be the McQuay House, the Neel House boundary change, and the Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden. 3. A joint public hearing with the Town of Huntersville to consider the prospective designation of the Torrence Lytle School occurred on November 7th. The Town Board will be voting tonight. 4. Staff has met with representatives of Crescent Resources to discuss the saving of historic elements of the Southern Public Utilities Carbarn and to discuss how the historic significance of the property might be interpreted. Those discussions are on-going. 5. The HLC has received appraisals for the W. B. Newell House and the N. S. Alexander House. Staff has already met with owners of the N. S. Alexander House and has made contact with the owners of the W. B. Newell House. 6. Bank of America has contacted staff about the prospect of the HLC's acquiring the Richard Wearn House and approximately 4 acres of land on Tuckaseegee Road. 7. Staff has met with the City to discuss the possible relocation of the two shotgun houses immediately behind the former Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church. Those discussions are on-going. 8. Staff did meet with representatives of Grace A.M.E. Zion Church to discuss the prospective purchase of the property by the HLC. Those discussions are on-going. 9. Please be advised that staff will have to submit a budget request to the County soon after the first of the year. I will be discussing this matter with the Executive Committee over the next month. 10. Staff has met with officials of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission to discuss rezonings for the N. S. Alexander House and the Grier-Rea House. Good progress is being made on the Grier-Rea House.
Respectfully submitted,
Dan L. Morrill
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