ATTACHMENT 1

 

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

Final Task Force Recommended Improvements

December 6, 2004

 

 

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Description

Cost

Proposed

 

Historic Preservation

 

 

1

Repair Di and Phi Cast Iron Fences

$52,000

$52,000

2

Maple Stump Removal and Adjacent Marker Repair

+/- $3,000

$3,000

3

Prioritized Marker Restoration

$5,000 - $50,000

$5,000

 

Pedestrian Improvements

 

 

4

Light 2 Primary Pathways (with 10% Contingency)

$44,000

$44,000

5

Install Benches

 $4,000- $10,000

 

6

Install Stone Entrance Markers at Primary Paths

+/- $4,000

$4,000

7

Install Pole-Mounted Directional Signage

$1,000 - $2,000

$1,000

8

Repair Stone Pathway Gutters

+/- 50,000

*

9

Plant Large Trees Adjacent to Pathways with Town Labor where Adequate Town-Owned Land Exists

 $1,000 - $4,000

$1,000

 

Archives and Public Information

 

 

10

Replace Redesigned Gazebo Interpretive Information

+/- $5,000

$5,000

11

**  Cover Study Costs and Implement Improvements Recommended by Archives Graduate Student

$20,000 - $120,000

$35,000

12

Republish Redesigned Cemetery Brochure

+/- $5,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated Total Cost of Possible/Proposed Improvements

$200,000 - $350,000

$150,000

 

* $20,000 proposed in concurrently recommended Ordinance

 

** Archives improvements could include:

 

1.      Compilation and acid-free reproduction of all significant OCHC documents uncovered during archival research, and distribution to the Chapel Hill Public Library, The North Carolina Collection and elsewhere as deemed appropriate,

2.      Computer scanning and digital storage of significant OCHC documents

3.      Development of a publicly available computer based inventory of cemetery interments, including available historic reference information,

4.      Development of a OCHC web page for internet access to computer based information, and

5.      Design and installation of an information kiosk and/or other public outreach improvements.