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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />does hereby acknowledge Drs. Nels and Nancy Anderson for their accomplishment in <br />having the Holden-Roberts Farm listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and <br />thank them for their continued commitment to preserve the historic and rural heritage of <br />the Holden-Roberts Farm and the greater St. Mary's community. <br />This the 16th day of September 2003. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Dr. Nels Anderson said that it has been a pleasure to maintain the farmhouse far the <br />last 40 years. <br />b. Resolution Accepting Conservation Easement Conveyance -Rebecca Brown <br />The Board considered a resolution approving a conservation easement agreement <br />with Rebecca Brown for land along New Hope Creek in the Chapel Hill Township and to <br />authorize the Chair to sign the easement, subject to final review by staff and County Attorney. <br />Land Conservation Manager Rich Shaw made a presentation for the two items - b <br />and c. The New Hope Creek Corridor project includes these two easements and is part of the <br />Lands Legacy Program in collaboration with the Triangle Land Conservancy. The goal is to <br />provide an open space corridor along New Hope Creek from Erwin Road down to the Durham <br />County line. It includes about six properties. The corridor will link Duke Forest lands in Orange <br />County with New Hope Creek open space lands and trails in Durham County. This is a key <br />segment of the New Hope Creek Corridor master plan that the County adopted in 1989. The <br />Rebecca Brown property is a 1.8-acre property adjacent to Erwin Road at the New Hope Creek <br />Bridge. The TLC will use State Clean Water Management Trust Fund monies to purchase <br />development rights from the Brown family, and then the easement will be conveyed to Orange <br />County for future management and stewardship. <br />The second property is the Trinity School of Chapel Hill and Durham. The school is <br />located in Durham County, but there is an 18-acre tract behind the school along New Hope <br />Creek. The school intends to keep the property undeveloped and develop some educational <br />trails far the faculty and students. There will also be a pedestrian trail. Again, the TLC will use <br />State funds to purchase development rights and convey the conservation easement to Orange <br />County. <br />The Manager's recommendation is that the Board adopts the two resolutions, <br />approving acceptance of the conservation easement conveyance from the Triangle Land <br />Conservancy. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis <br />to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution as stated below: <br />RESOLUTION FOR THE ACCEPTING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO PROTECT NEW <br />HOPE CREEK CORRIDOR (REBECCA BROWN PROPERTY) <br />WHEREAS, two of the primary goals of the Orange County Lands Legacy program, established <br />by the Board of County Commissioners in April 2000, is the protection of identified wildlife <br />corridors and riparian buffers in water supply watersheds, and <br />WHEREAS, Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC}, a private non-profit land trust with like <br />conservation goals, is working with Orange County to acquire riparian lands and conservation <br />