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Director's Report February 11, 2008 1. Special thanks to Lynn Weis, Richard Alsop, and Richard Mattson for planning to attend the workshop scheduled with the Lincolnton Historic Preservation Commission. Unfortunately, the workshop was canceled because of the snow. It will be rescheduled. 2. CSX has notified the Commission that it is willing to donate the building to the Commission if the building is moved. CSX is not willing to sell the property at this time because it is investigating the property for an ethanol depot.
3. Lexie Longstreet has signed the buyer's listing agreement to identify owners of property in the Pineville commercial district who might be interested in selling their property.
4. Bank of America continues to work with the owners so that the sale of the property to the HLC can move forward.
5. Staff is moving ahead with processing Fire Station No. 4 for prospective historic landmark designation. The HLC will hold its public hearing on April 14th, and the hearing before City Council will happen on April 21st.
6. The following additional properties are being processed for historic landmark designation. They are: Wing Haven, Solomon Levine House, S. B. Alexander House, the Lingle Hut, and the McCausland Building. The letter from the Division of Archives and History regarding the McCausland Building raised questions which staff will take to the Survey Committee for consideration. 7. Staff has not received a report from the City Attorney's Office with respect to how other communities are handling the issue of demolition by neglect. Staff will continue to maintain contact with appropriate officials. 8. The final report on the Hyde Park houses and other modernist structures should be finished in the near future. 9. The annual budget process for the Commission has begun, and staff is involved in negotiations with appropriate officials concerning the HLC's operations budget. Staff will keep the Commission informed as this process moves forward.
Respectfully submitted,
Dan L. Morrill |
