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35, <br />promptly by the landowner and the County Board of Commissioners or their <br />designee. <br />3. The County Attorney will cause any necessary title examinations to be <br />performed and all documentation to be prepared. If the property in question is <br />subject to mortgage(s). or lien(s), a subordination agreement or waiver must be <br />secured from the mortgage or lien holder. Closing will not take place until this <br />requirement is met. The County Attorney will assist in securing this agreement <br />with the mortgage or lien holder, at the request of the landowner. <br />4. Upon preparation of appropriate legal documents covering titles, deeds, <br />surveys, and subordination agreements, the closing will be scheduled. Prior to <br />closing, all legal documents will be reviewed by the County Attorney for <br />verification and accuracy. At closing, the owner will execute appropriate full <br />warranty documents conveying conservation easements to the County in <br />perpetuity. After proper recordation of necessary instruments, the landowner will <br />be presented. a check. The County will. bear all closing and related costs. The <br />County Attorney will securely store all pertinent records, including deeds. <br />5. The Board of Commissioners may extend any stated time limit, as <br />circumstances require: The deviations will be reported to. the Chairman of the <br />Board and the landowner. <br />G. Public Disclosure <br />During negotiations concerning the purchase of conservation easements, <br />information will be kept confidential, as allowed by law. Following a purchase <br />agreement, information may be made public as provided by law. <br />IV. Lease of Conservation Basement . . <br />Gen, ral High <br />Buncombe County can lease:conservation easements in agricultural lands. ill be <br />priority will be given to applicants located within an APA. App <br />ranked.based upon various site factors, such as the level of development pressure <br />and agricultural production capability. Conservation easements will be leased in <br />accordance with the ranking of farm properties and the.av_ailability of allocated <br />funds. Comperisation'for conservation easements will be based on the Board's <br />determination of cash rent values for comparable land. The lease price will be <br />subject to negotiation. The leasing of conservation easements will be a low <br />priority, used only when insufficient interest in the purchase of conservation <br />easements exits. <br />