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Draft <br /> 3/24/99 <br /> Start the negotiation with a letter of inquiry , which lays <br /> out the potential offer and seeks to determine the interest <br /> in the owners possibly selling the land <br /> Follow- up with a letter of intent to buy the land . <br /> Includes an offer for x acres , legal description of the <br /> land , the amount of water/mineral rights , other <br /> conditions of the sell , lease back , etc . <br /> . Haggle , settle , get contract with those terms in it . <br /> Will do a variety of things to get deal done <br /> Include the creation lots around beaten out house , <br /> add value to the seller ( can exempt subdivision policy if <br /> they can show a clear public purpose) <br /> 1 /35 acre zoning <br /> Joint acquisition with the municipalities <br /> • Some have own sales taxes <br /> Work also with the Trust with Public Lands , Nature <br /> Conservancy <br /> Open Space Task Force made up of a people , <br /> stakeholders , <br /> Decide where want to spend money preserving lands <br /> Focus of Acquisition : <br /> Other categories to purchase <br /> Prime agricultural land , which has good soil and <br /> irrigation <br /> Rights to draw water off of, which makes the land <br /> more valuable <br /> Guilford County Roger Bardsley (336) 574=3544 <br /> Note : All of the governments within Guilford County use some <br /> version of the countyAs policy ( Flood Plain Dedication only) , <br /> although some drift has occurred since 1992 when it was <br /> created . <br /> Methods of Acquiring Land: <br /> Require dedication of field lain open ace if the land <br /> q p p P <br /> falls within the 100 -year flood plain <br /> Open space for watershed policy <br /> 30 <br />