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4. COMMUNICATIONS. Continued- a.(continued) St. Joseph River East bank. The following discussion took place: Chair: We are talking about the re- excavation of this thing. As you know, through my Southhold activities I have been involved in quite a bit of this situation with the National Register of Historic "Places and I just don't see how this would qualify, under what we want to do. It might after we get it re- excavated but the way it is now it is a matter of restoring it to its use - not use but for scenic beauty and for aesthetic value. I just don'.t see how this would come within the province of that until it actually gets done. Anyway this will move forward. Don Wiggins: Let me ask you a question too, because I was under the impression Lawson Associates in their study of the river bank area and in the actual engineering study or whatever went on, had at least found significant markers or things that would .delineate this so that it could be submitted for inclusion in the historic register. I was under the impression that this had been done, that it was already registered, or whatever. r. Brownell: No, I don't think so. Chair: No, it's a very involved process. Ir. Wiggins: Have any preliminary steps been taken? r. Brownell: We thought we were taking the preliminary steps. We talked to a man who does investigating for the National Parks Service. hair: The authority really on this thing is Ruth Price, so we'll get her on this. Ir.. Brownell explained that he spoke with John Fisher and Seitz and hey got together and wrote the letter and didn't get a reply, that as in September, so he wrote another letter. 11r. Wiggins: Yes, well, the reason I asked, it looked to me like this is a question of "do not pass go, do not collect $200, go back to square one ". r. Brownell: Here are all the usual documents on it. hair: Don, I don't think they will do a thing the way it is now, it is filled in, see. r. Brownell: We may have to dig it out, we do know where it is and can prove it. . Wiggins: Well, I'd like to have them clean and dig it out. - 3 -