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~ S, a,o~ 7- oo '~ <br />~ ,,a 3 _yco~' <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS G ~ <br />RESOLUTION <br />Approval of a Conservation Easement between <br />Orange County and Wade and Carolyn Penny . <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has adopted goals that promote the preservation of natural <br />areas, wildlife habitat, farmland and open space in the County; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County established the Lands Legacy Program for the purpose of <br />protecting the most significant natural and cultural resources through partnerships with <br />landowners and other conservation entities; and <br />WHEREAS, one component of the Lands Legacy Program is the acquisition of conservation <br />easements on lands that include natural areas, wildlife habitat and riparian buffers within <br />water supply watersheds; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County, along with Durham County, the Town of Chapel Hill and the City <br />of Durham, adopted the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan in 1991; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County is working in partnership with the Triangle Land Conservancy <br />and the neighboring jurisdictions to protect the section of the New Hope Corridor between <br />Erwin Road and the Durham County line, consistent with the master plan; and <br />WHEREAS, Wade and Carolyn Penny sold a 23-acre portion of their New Hope Creek land <br />to Orange County for conservation and low-impact recreational use in June 2006; and <br />WHEREAS, Wade and Carolyn Penny wish to permanently protect the remaining 7 acres of <br />their property located in Orange County with a conservation easement: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />does hereby 1) accept on behalf of Orange County the conservation easement in the <br />property owned by Wade and Carolyn Penny that is described in the conservation easement <br />agreement; 2) approve the execution of this conservation easement agreement with Wade <br />and Carolyn Penny, in accordance with the terms of the attached easement agreement, <br />subject to final review by staff and the county attorney; and 3) authorize the Chair and the <br />Clerk to sign the easement agreement on behalf of the Board, with a closing to occur on or <br />about February 28, 2007. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks the Pennys for their civic-minded <br />interest in pursuing this conservation easement through the Lands Legacy Program. <br />This the 23~ day of January, 2007. <br />Moss Carey Jr., Chair <br />Orange County Board o mmissioners <br />Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />