NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION

The Granite Mill, located at 114, 116, 122, 180, 218, 222, 224, and 226 East Main Street in Haw River, is being nominated to the National Register of Historic Places as a locally-significant textile industry and an important contributor to Haw River’s economy, as well as an architecturally significant collection of late nineteenth to mid-twentieth-century industrial design. The cotton spinning and weaving operation commenced in the mid-nineteenth century and continued until 1997. The complex includes a total of nineteen buildings and structures, fourteen of which are considered contributing.

The Alamance County Historic Properties Commission will hold a public hearing on this nomination on May 9, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, at 124 W. Elm St., Graham. At this meeting the Historic Properties Commission will consider public comments and make a recommendation to the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office.

If you are unable to attend or have further questions about the nomination please contact the Alamance County Planning Department at 336-570-4053.

Granite Mill National Register Nomination

Alamance Parks is seeking your input. Share your feedback for a chance to win $100! The County’s Recreation & Parks Department is dedicated to offering quality programming and facilities. The Recreation & Parks Survey will help the county better understand the wants, needs, and satisfaction of our citizens. Please consider sharing a few minutes of your time to complete the survey. Your feedback will help provide the best parks and recreation experience for your community and if you choose to include your contact information, you will be entered in a raffle for $100.

The results of the survey will help guide the department’s choices in planning what facilities, parks, trails, and programs to develop in the future. It is also a critical component of securing grant funding that helps make new amenities possible.

SURVEY LINK: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/aprecparksurvey

Paper copies of the survey are available upon request. If you have questions you may email recinfo@alamance-nc.com or call Alamance Parks at (336) 229-2410. The survey will close midnight on March 31^st, 2017. Responses must be received by this date. Thank you!

Alamance County Government Offices will be opening at noon on Tuesday, January 10.

Due to continued hazardous conditions of Alamance County roads, all Alamance County non-emergency operations will be closed Monday, January 9.