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RES - 2019 - 039 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> Approval of Conservation Easement <br /> between <br /> � a - Orange County and the Eno River Association <br /> and <br /> Nels and Nancy Anderson <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 Holden - Roberts Farm property includes approximately 57 acres in the Lower <br /> Eno protected watershed , consisting of a majority of prime agricultural soils , and includes <br /> 2 , 500 linear feet of tributaries that drain to Falls Lake — a drinking water supply reservoir for <br /> the City of Raleigh ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Nels and Nancy Anderson , the owners of the Holden - Roberts Farm property , <br /> wish to grant a permanent conservation easement to Orange County and the Eno River <br /> Association , which will protect the prime farmland and riparian corridors that exist on the <br /> property ; and <br /> WHEREAS , a conservation easement on this approximately 57 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 Nels and Nancy Anderson ; 2 ) approve the execution of this conservation easement <br /> agreement with Nels and Nancy Anderson , in accordance with the terms of the proposed <br /> easement agreement , subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney ; 3 ) authorize <br /> the Chair and the Clerk to sign the easement agreement on behalf of the Board , with a <br /> closing to occur on or about September 30 , 2019 ; and 4 ) authorize County staff to sign any <br /> and all closing documents upon consultation with the County Attorney . <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks Nels and Nancy Anderson for their civic - <br /> minded granting of this conservation easement through the Lands ac Program . <br /> � . <br /> This the 4th day of June ; 2019 . <br /> Penny Rich , CTiair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Donna Baker , C erk to the Board <br />