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Greene Thard <br />"The Headwaters Preserve and Campus" <br />March 14„ 2008 <br />Gukima �A les for the 104cre Jointly- Owned Proaerty <br />a Future plans and uses of the*propady should ensure the pin of the <br />mature hardwood forest and wildlife habitat on the property. <br />o Future plans wind uses should protect water quality by the protection of . <br />stream buffers for each of the three stream headwaters (Bohn Creek, <br />Booker Creak, Gild Field Creek) thaf He within hin the property. <br />a Future plans and uses'of the property should ensure protection of the two <br />archaeological sites on the property (the remains of the Byrd and Dills - <br />ho►nesteads). <br />E3 The portion of the property designated for affordable housing should <br />adhere to community guidelines and goals for creating liveable and <br />sustainable communities. <br />o The portion of the property protected as open space should provide for <br />low-impact recreation (such as tre0s). <br />a.. A 100#cot corridor along -the rall Cane should be retained for possible future <br />Use' by the jurisdictions that jointly 6y- m the property. <br />E3 it may be desirable lo identify an area for potential for playing fields near <br />the portion of the property designated for affordable housing. <br />Proposed Conservation Easements <br />As an:added protection for the future well -being of the site, the Triangle Land <br />Conservancy has agreed to hold conservation easements on 1) the 86 -acre <br />'open .space" portion of the jointly- -held property, and 2) Orange County's 60 -6cre <br />adjoining parcel. <br />The basic parameters of the two easements would include the following:. <br />a Protection of the natural and cultural resources an_ d conservation valuues <br />on site In perpetuity. <br />®. protection of water quality through stream buffers and Obtention of ibresbed <br />lands to help finer stornwr. ter. <br />• Provision for unpaved•hikrmg trails designed in concert with the natural <br />setting and conservation values: ' <br />• Provision for one paved greenway trait, designed in concert with the <br />natural setting and conservation values. <br />o Provision for a mountain We trail (non- motortzed only) designed in <br />concert with the natural setting and conservation values. <br />The adopted 2002 rewkftn caged for a new name to be &n b ibis site, this is bne• <br />suggestion. <br />