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20 <br /> The planned agricultural conservation easement would be held jointly by Orange County and <br /> the Eno River Association. The easement would enhance the protection of this historic farm, <br /> which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It would also complement the <br /> technical assistance from the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District and will also protect <br /> stream buffers. <br /> David Stancil made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Holden-Roberts Farm Easement <br /> Funding Partners: <br /> $ 85,000 (27%) Orange County (Lands Legacy) <br /> $ 84,460 (27%) NC ADFP Trust Fund Grant <br /> $ 71,698 (23%) City of Raleigh (Upper Neuse initiative) <br /> $ 69,750 (23%) Landowner donation (Anderson family) <br /> $ 310,908 (100%) Total Easement <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 /> Nels and Nancy Anderson <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County has adopted goals that promote the preservation of natural areas, <br /> 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 2,500 <br /> 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, wish <br /> to 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 57 acres would ensure the <br /> preservation of this farmland and stream buffers for future generations and help compensate the <br /> owner for this long-term commitment; <br />