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RES- 2017 -081 Attachment 1 4 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION <br />Approval of Agricultural Conservation Easement between <br />Orange County <br />and <br />Betty Jane Walters Hill <br />WHEREAS, agriculture in Orange County is an important facet of the economy and time <br />honored way of life in the County; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has an adopted goal promoting the preservation of farmland in <br />the County; and <br />WHEREAS, one component of the Lands Legacy Program is the acquisition of conservation <br />easements on prime farmland within water supply watersheds; and <br />WHEREAS, the High Rock Road farmland includes approximately 15 acres in the Back <br />Creek protected watershed, consists of a majority of prime agricultural soils, and is located in <br />an agricultural community with good access to farm markets; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has agreed to the acquisition of a conservation easement that <br />will protect the prime farmland and riparian corridors that exist on the property; and <br />WHEREAS, a conservation easement on this approximately 15 acres would ensure the <br />preservation of this farmland for future generations and help to compensate the owners for <br />this long -term commitment; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />does hereby 1) accept on behalf of Orange County the agricultural and watershed protection <br />conservation easement to land owned by Betty Jane Walters Hill; 2) approve the execution of <br />this conservation easement agreement with Betty Jane Walters Hill, in accordance with the <br />terms of the proposed easement agreement, subject to final review by staff and the County <br />Attorney; 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 December 22, 2017; and 4) authorize County <br />staff to sign any and all closing documents upon consultation with the County Attorney. <br />This the 12th day of December, 2017. <br />Mark Dorosin, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />