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i~' <br />~~I+~~~ <br />STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE <br />WARRANTY <br />DEED OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT <br />This Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement ("Easement") is granted on this 22 <br />day of Dece.Khc~ , 2003, by VICTOR CARL WALTERS, JR. and ELIZABETH T. <br />WALTERS, husband and wife, having an address of 7119 High Rock Road, Efland, NC 27243 <br />("Grantors."), to ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, having an address of Post <br />Office Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 ("Grantee"): <br />WHEREAS: <br />Grantors are the sole owners in fee simple, of certain farm Property, more particularly <br />described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein (the "Property"), which <br />consists of approximately 223.13 acres of land, located in Cedar Grove and Cheeks townships, <br />Orange County, North Carolina and identified as that portion of Tract that is not depicted as <br />"OVERLAP_AREA" 1, and Tract Two-on,lhe_plat of pxoperry titled "Property of Victor Carl <br />Walters, Jr. and wife Elizabeth T. Walfers.," prepared by Landmark Surveying, Inc., which. <br />- -- - <br />plat is recorded at Plat Book 92, Pages 104 and at Plat Book 92, Page 105, Orange County <br />Registry (PIN 9836-19-7855, PIN 9836-08-6227, PIN 9837-03-2356). The Property includes <br />buildings and other improvements, which are shown on Exhibit B, attached hereto and <br />incorporated herein. <br />The Property consists primarily of productive agricultural land. The majority of the <br />soils on the Property have been classified as "prime" or "statewide important" soils by the <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. It is the <br />primary purpose of this Easement to protect the agricultural soils and agricultural viability and <br />productivity of the Property. <br />The Property also includes outstanding woodland and riparian habitats for a variety of <br />wildlife species of importance to the Grantors, the people of Orange County and the people of <br />North Carolina. Cotton Run flows through the Property on its way west to where it flows into <br />Back Creek, a source of drinking water for residents of Alamance County. The entire property <br />Page 1 of 20 <br />