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7 <br />County 'Registry, and (iii) a Conservation Easement to Orange County :recorded in Book 1575, <br />page 555, Orange County Registry, and as shown on Plat. Book 77 Page 191, Orange County <br />Registry. <br />B. Grantee is a body politic and corporate, a political subdivision of the State of <br />North Carolina, with powers prescribed in Chapter 153A of the North Carolina General Statutes. <br />C. Grantor is willing to grant a 50- foot -wide easement and trail right -of -way <br />(hereinafter the "Trail ") as described in Exhibit B and on which Grantee may construct a <br />pedestrian trail for pedestrian ingress and egress over, and through and for the protection of the <br />Property described in Exhibit A. <br />D. Grantor and Grantee recognize the value of the Property in its present state, and <br />have, by the conveyance of an Easement to the Grantee, promoted the common purpose of <br />preserving the natural values and character of the Property, and preventing use or development <br />in any manner that would conflict with the maintenance of the Property in its scenic and natural <br />condition, and the Grantor is willing to make the Trail available to the public for recreational <br />purposes. <br />E. Grantor and Grantee also recognize that the Easement will also serve the <br />following clearly delineated governmental policies and objectives: <br />(1) the Orange County Board of Commissioners' goal (adopted June 21, 1999) to <br />identify and coordinate the preservation of the County's most significant natural areas; and <br />(2) the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan <br />(adopted. November 18, 2008) with its goal of "Land uses that are appropriate to on -site <br />environmental conditions and features, and that protect natural resources, cultural <br />resources, and community character;" and <br />(3) the Stoney [sic] Creek Small Area Plan (adopted 2006) with its goal of <br />conserving the Stony Creek corridor as a wildlife corridor surrounded by lower intensity <br />land uses; and <br />(4) the Orange County portion of the North Carolina Mountains -to -Sea Trail <br />(adopted. April 10, 2010), which identifies a spur trail through this property; and <br />(5) the protection of similar Orange County properties designed to protect <br />conservation and open space values through trail easements and conservation easements granted <br />to the Grantee and others in the immediate vicinity of the Property; and <br />(6) NCGS § 139 -2 et seq., which provides that "it is hereby declared ...that the <br />farm, forest and grazing lands of the State of North Carolina are among the basic assets of the <br />State and the preservation of these lands is necessary to protect and promote the health, safety <br />and general welfare of its people... it is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature to <br />provide for the conservation of the soil and resources of this State "; and <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />