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RES-2017-029 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS y/ <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> Approval of Conservation Easement <br /> between <br /> Orange County and the Eno River Association <br /> and <br /> Geoffrey and Jane Gledhill <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County has adopted goals that promote the preservation of natural <br /> areas, wildlife habitat, prime farmland, and open space in the county; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County established the Lands Legacy Program for the purpose of <br /> protecting the most significant natural and cultural resources through partnerships with <br /> landowners and other conservation entities; and <br /> WHEREAS, one component of the Lands Legacy Program is the acquisition of conservation <br /> easements on riparian buffers within water supply watersheds; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Gledhill — Lick Creek property includes approximately 30 acres in the Upper <br /> Eno protected watershed that includes 6,000 linear feet of streams that drain to the East Fork <br /> Eno River and to Lake Orange - a drinking water supply reservoir for Hillsborough; and <br /> WHEREAS, Geoffrey and Jane Gledhill, the owners of the Lick Creek property, wish to grant <br /> a permanent conservation easement to Orange County and the Eno River Association, which <br /> will protect the forested riparian corridors on the property; and <br /> WHEREAS, a conservation easement on this approximately 30 acres would ensure the <br /> preservation of this forested property and stream buffers for future generations; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> does hereby 1) accept on behalf of Orange County the conservation easement for land <br /> owned by Geoffrey and Jane Gledhill; 2) approve the execution of this conservation <br /> easement agreement with Geoffrey and Jane Gledhill, in accordance with the terms of the <br /> proposed easement agreement, subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney; 3) <br /> authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the easement agreement on behalf of the Board, <br /> with a closing to occur on or about June 30, 2017; and 4) authorize County staff to sign any <br /> and all closing documents upon consultation with the County Attorney. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks Mr. and Ms. Gledhill for their civic- <br /> minded granting of this conservation easement through the Lands Legacy Program and for <br /> donating a significant portion of the value of the conservation a nt. <br /> This the 16th day of May, 2017. XZ <br /> Mark Dorosin, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> D nn Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />