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McKee Agricrrlkrr°al Conservation Easement Draft #4 (BOCC) This instrument prepared by and return to: Geofrrey E Gledhill, Coleman, Gledhill, IIargrave & Peek, P C„ P O. Drawer 1529, Hillsborough, NC 27278 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ORANGE WARRANTY DEED OF AGRZCUZ,TLIRAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT This Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement ("Conservation Easement") is granted on this _ day of , 2006, by VICICIE K. MCKEE, and husband DAVID MCKEE, having an address of 5011 IGger Road, Rougemont, NC 27572 (referred to as "Grantors"), to ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, having an address of Post Office Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 (referred to as "Grantee"). WHEREAS: Grantors are the sole owners in fee simple, of certain farm Property, more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein (the "Property"), which consists of approximately _ acres of land, located in Bingham Township, Orange County, North Carolina and identified as on the plat of property titled " ," prepared by , P,L.S., which plat is recorded at Plat Book _, Page _, Orange County Registry (PIN 9841-16-0766). The Property includes improvements, which are shown on Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein. The Property consists primarily of productive agricultural land. The majority of the soils on the Property have been classified as "prime" or "statewide important" soils by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture (also referred to as "NRCS" or "the United States"). It is the primary purpose of this Conservation Easement to protect the agricultural soils and agricultural viability and productivity of the Property. The Property also includes outstanding woodland and riparian habitats for a variety of wildlife species of importance to the Grantors, the people of Orange County and the people of North Carolina, Cane Creels and a tributary stream known as Hog Branch flow within the Page 1 of 18