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<br />WHEREAS, agriculture in Orange County is an important facet of the economy and way of life <br />in the County; and <br />WHEREAS, one component of the Lands Legacy Program is the acquisition of conservation <br />easements on prime or threatened farmland within water supply watersheds; and <br />WHEREAS, Fickle Creek Farm includes approximately 61 acres in the Cane Creek protected <br />watershed, consists of a majority of prime soils, and is located in an agricultural community with <br />good access to farm markets; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2006 Orange County designated Fickle Creek Farm as part of the Cane <br />CreeklBuckhorn Voluntary Agricultural District; and <br />WHEREAS, a matching grant was awarded to Orange County from the federal Farm and Ranch <br />Land Protection Program to help protect the future of this farm with an agricultural conservation <br />easement; and <br />WHEREAS, a conservation easement an this 61-acre farm would ensure the preservation of <br />this farmland for future generations and compensate the owners for this commitment: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does <br />hereby 1) accept on behalf of Orange County the agricultural conservation easement to protect <br />prime farmland owned by Noah Ranells and Ben Bergmann; 2) approve the execution of this <br />conservation easement agreement with Noah Ranells and Ben Bergmann, in accordance with <br />the terms of the proposed easement agreement, subject to final review by staff and the county <br />attorney; and 3} authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the easement agreement on behalf of <br />the Board, with a closing to occur on or about March 31, 2007. <br />This the 20th day of February, 2007. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />b. A Resolution Supporting Sidewalk Construction on Martin Luther King, Jr. <br />Boulevard by the NCDOT and Maintenance by the Town of Chapel Hill Upon <br />Completion <br />The Board considered approval of a resolution supporting construction of a sidewalk on <br />Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard by the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) within the <br />Town of Chapel Hill's Joint Planning Transition Area and authorizing the Town of Chapel Hill to <br />assume maintenance of the sidewalk upon completion. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordan, seconded by Commissioner Nelson to <br />approve a resolution supporting construction of a sidewalk on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard <br />by the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) within the Town of Chapel Hill's Joint <br />