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~ ~~ <br />~f <br />~~ <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION <br />,2~.s--ate ~, v b~ <br />3~ <br />Approval of Agricultural Conservation Easement between <br />Orange County <br />and <br />Hurley and Louise Tate <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has an adopted goal promoting the preservation of farmland in <br />the County; and <br />WHEREAS, agriculture in Orange County is an important facet of the economy and way of <br />life in the County; and <br />WHEREAS, one component of the-Lands Legacy Program is the acquisition of conservation <br />easements on prime or threatened farmland within water supply watersheds; and <br />WHEREAS, the Tate Farm includes approximately 78 acres in the Back Creek protected <br />watershed, consists of a majority of prime soils, and is located in an agricultural community <br />with. good access to farm markets; and <br />WHEREAS, a matching grant of $208,500 was awarded to Orange County from the federal <br />Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program to help protect the future of this farm with an <br />agricultural conservation easement; and <br />WHEREAS, a conservation easement on this approximately 78-acre section of~the farm <br />would ensure the preservation of this farmland for future generations and compensate the <br />owners for this long-term commitment:. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, ~BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />does hereby 1) accept on behalf of Orange County the agricultural conservation easement to <br />protect prime farmland owned by Hurley and Louise Tate; 2) approve the execution of this <br />conservation easement agreement with Hurley-and Louise Tate, in accordance with the terms <br />of the proposed easement agreement, subject to final review by staff and the County <br />Attorney; and 3) authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the easement agreement on behalf <br />of the Board, with a closing to occur on or about September 28, 2007. <br />This the 6th day of September, 2007. <br />Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />r <br />Moses Carey Jr., Chair <br />Orange County Board of Co missioners <br />