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RES - 201M38 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> Approval of Conservation Easement <br /> between <br /> Orange County <br /> and <br /> Kimberly Woods <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 Spring Crest Farm property includes approximately 70 acres in the Little <br /> River protected watershed , consisting of a majority of prime agricultural soils , and includes <br /> 2 , 000 linear feet of tributaries that drain to the Little River Reservoir — a drinking water supply <br /> reservoir for the City of Durham ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Kimberly Woods , the owner of the Spring Crest Farm property , wishes to grant a <br /> permanent conservation easement to Orange County , which will protect the prime farmland <br /> and riparian corridors that exist on the property ; and <br /> WHEREAS , a conservation easement on this approximately 70 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 Kimberly Woods ; 2 ) approve the execution of this conservation easement <br /> agreement with Kimberly Woods , in accordance with the terms of the proposed easement <br /> agreement , subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney ; 3 ) authorize the Chair <br /> and the Clerk to sign the easement agreement on behalf of the Board , with a closing to occur <br /> on or about September 30 , 2019 ; and 4 ) authorize County staff to sign any and all closing <br /> documents upon consultation with the County Attorney . <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks Kimberly Woods for her civic - minded <br /> granting of this conservation easement through the Lands Legacy Progr �n . <br /> This the 4t " day of June , 2019 . <br /> IAIAA <br /> P y Rich , qair <br /> Or nge Count Board of Commissioners <br /> Donna Baker , Clerk to the Board <br />