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easements for an open space corridor along New Hope Creek from Erwin Road to the Durham <br />County line, and <br />WHEREAS, protecting these riparian lands will preserve an identified wildlife corridor and <br />provide an opportunity for developing a public trail linking sections of New Hope Creek in Duke <br />Forest (Korstian Division) with public lands in Durham County, and <br />WHEREAS, completing said trail corridor will help implement the New Hope Creek Corridor <br />Master Plan, adopted by Orange County, Durham County, the City of Durham and the Tawn of <br />Chapel Hill in 1989, and <br />WHEREAS, TLC has agreed with Rebecca Brown on the purchase of a conservation easement <br />to protect approximately 1.2 acres of a property that Ms. Brown owns adjacent to New Hope <br />Creek at Erwin Road, and <br />WHEREAS, TLC and the County have agreed that TLC will convey the conservation easement <br />to Orange County, and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County and TLC and Rebecca Brown have generally agreed on the <br />language of said conservation easement to be purchased by TLC and conveyed to the County, <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the joint acquisition of this property is exemplary of the County's ongoing <br />collaboration and partnership with Triangle Land Conservancy and other conservation <br />organizations; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />agrees to accept the conveyance of a conservation easement from Triangle Land Conservancy <br />on approximately 1.2 acres of land awned by Rebecca Brown, to be executed at a formal <br />closing on the property. <br />This, the 16th day of September, 2003 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />RCJVIU II VII /'144C{J Lllll.~ VVII.7C1 VQIIVII GQJCIIICIII VVIIVCr/A114C- I III II L}~ J411VV1 VI <br />Durham and Chapel HiIIThe Board considered a resolution approving a conservation <br />easement agreement with the Trinity School far land along New Hope Creek in the Chapel Hill <br />Township and to authorize the Chair to sign the easement, subject to final review by staff and <br />County Attorney. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Carey to <br />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 (TRINITY SCHOOL PROPERTY) <br />