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RES - 2019 - 054 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> Approval of Conservation Easement <br /> between <br /> Orange County <br /> and <br /> Triangle Land Conservancy <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 riparian buffers within water supply watersheds ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Triangle Land Conservancy — McQueen property includes approximately 40 <br /> acres in the University Lake protected watershed that includes 2 , 300 linear feet of a stream <br /> that drain to Phil ' s Creek and to University Lake—a drinking water supply reservoir for the <br /> towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Triangle Land Conservancy , the owners of the McQueen property , wish to grant <br /> a permanent conservation easement to Orange County , which will protect the forested <br /> riparian corridors on the property ; and <br /> WHEREAS , a conservation easement on this approximately 40 acres would ensure the <br /> preservation of this forested property and stream buffers for future generations ; <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 Triangle Land Conservancy ; 2 ) approve the execution of this conservation <br /> easement agreement with Triangle Land Conservancy , in accordance with the terms of the <br /> proposed easement agreement , subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney ; 3 ) <br /> authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the easement agreement on behalf of the Board , <br /> with a closing to occur on or about December 31 , 2019 ; and 4 ) authorize County staff to sign <br /> any and all closing documents upon consultation with the County Attorney . <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks T iangle Land rvancy for their <br /> civic- minded granting of this conservation easement t oug the Land Legac Program . <br /> This the 3rd day of September , 2019 . <br /> nil A <br /> Pen Penrif Rich , Chai <br /> Orarbe County o r of Commissioners <br /> Donn Ba er, lerk to the Board <br />