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RES- 2014 -046 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION <br />Approval of an Amendment to the <br />Conservation Easement <br />Between <br />Orange County and Carl and Eve Shy <br />K <br />WHEREAS, Carl and Eve Shy own 44.72 acres of land located at the intersection of Bradshaw <br />Quarry Road and Apple Mill Road in Orange County (Bingham Township); and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County holds a conservation easement for the Shy property that was <br />recorded on October 23, 2002; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County and the Shys are willing to amend the conservation easement in <br />such a way that approximately 0.96 -acre of forested stream buffer is added to the easement <br />area and approximately 0.96 -acre of open field is removed from the easement area —the new <br />configuration to be depicted on a revised Exhibit B map of the property; and <br />WHEREAS, the amendment to the conservation easement on this property will improve the <br />preservation of the forested stream corridor and water quality for future generations, and also <br />help the Shys with the management of activities on their property. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does <br />hereby 1) approve the execution of an Amendment to the Deed of Conservation Easement with <br />Carl and Eve Shy, in accordance with the terms of the proposed Amendment, the final form and <br />terms of which to be approved by DEAPR staff and the County Attorney; and 2) authorize the <br />Chair and the Clerk to sign the Amendment to the Deed of Conservation Easement on behalf of <br />the Board and cause it to be recorded with the Orange County Register of Deeds, with a closing <br />to occur on or before July 31, 2014. <br />This the 17th day of June, 2014. <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />