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RES-2019-037 Attachment 1 4 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> Approval of Conservation Easement <br /> between <br /> Orange County and the Eno River Association <br /> and <br /> 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 prime farmland within water supply watersheds; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Cedar Grove Windy Hill Farm property includes approximately 39 acres in <br /> the Upper Eno protected watershed, consisting of a majority of prime agricultural soils, and <br /> includes 500 linear feet of stream buffer to a tributary that drains to Lake Orange — a drinking <br /> water supply reservoir for the Town of Hillsborough; and <br /> WHEREAS, Jane Gledhill, the owner of the Cedar Grove Windy Hill Farm property, wishes to <br /> grant a permanent conservation easement to Orange County and the Eno River Association, <br /> which will protect the prime farmland and riparian corridors that exist on the property; and <br /> WHEREAS, a conservation easement on this approximately 39 acres would ensure the <br /> preservation of this farmland and stream buffers for future generations and help compensate <br /> the owner for 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 conservation easement for land <br /> owned by Jane Gledhill; 2) approve the execution of this conservation easement agreement <br /> with Jane Gledhill, in accordance with the terms of the proposed easement agreement, <br /> subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney; 3) authorize the Chair and the Clerk <br /> to sign the easement agreement on behalf of the Board, with a closing to occur on or about <br /> September 30, 2019; and 4) authorize County staff to sign any and all closing documents <br /> upon consultation with the County Attorney. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks Jane Gledhill for the civic-minded <br /> granting of this conservation easement through the Lands Legacy Program. <br /> This the 4t" day of June, 2019. <br /> Penny Rich, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />