ORD-2005-003 - Conservation Easements Capital Project Ordinance

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~~ p _a-d~.~-doh ~_ ~~-c~S ATTACHN~NT 4 s f Conservation Easements ~b Capital Project Ordinance Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County .Commissioners that pursuant to Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the following capital project is hereby adopted. Section 1. The project authorized provides funds for the acquisition of conservation easements to help preserve County farmland with a priority placed on farms with a strong conservation track record in water supply watersheds. Financing for the project includes proceeds from private placement loans and federal grant funds from the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service. Section 2. The officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the project within the budget contained herein. Section 3. The following revenue is anticipated to complete this project: Through FY 2003- 04 FY 2004-OS Through FY 2004- 05 Sales Tax $0 $0 $0 Bond Fords $0 $0 $0 Private Placet~rt $1,000,000 $500,000 $1,500,000 C~aantFunds $1,422,995 $0 $1,422,995 Fees $0 $0 $0 Transfer from Lands Legacy italProject. $0 $27,000 $27,000 Total finding $2,422,995 $527,000 $2,949,995 Section 4. The following amount is appropriated for this project: Through FY 2003- 04 FY 2004-05 Through FY 20 05 Land/Buil ' Walters Easement $72s,ooo $o $725,000 Vol Easement $73,100 $0 $73,100 Cheek Easement $580,000 $0 $580,000 McPherson Easement $0 $68,000 $68,000 Ward Race**,~.,t $0 $444,750 $444,750 Lloyd Easement $0 $219,000 $219,000 Unallocated $1,044,895 ($204,750) $840,145 Total Land/Buil ' $2,422,995 $527,000 $2,949,995 Desi $0 0 $0 Construction $0 0 $0 Total Costs $2,422,995 $527,000 $2,949,995 Section 5. This ordinance supersedes all previous Conservation Easements Capital Project Ordinances for Orange County. Section 6. This ordinance shall remain in effect until June 30, 2005. Adopted this 24*' day of January 2005.