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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Dale: January Y6, 2002 <br />Action Agagtla <br />Item No. ~_. <br />SUBJECT' R I tl A pf C ti E m nt Oonafon -Carl antl Eve Shy <br />DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING (Y/N) No <br />Conservation <br />ATTACHMENT INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />A. Daft Resolution 0avitl Stencil, 245-2590 <br />B. Location Map Rich Shaw, 2462581 <br />C. Property Map <br />D. Draft Conservation Easement TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough ]32-0101 <br />Chapel Hill 980-4581 <br />Durham 680]331 <br />Mebane 33642]-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consitler a resolution approving a conservation easement agreemen[with <br />Cad antl Eve Shy for land in Bingham Township. <br />BACKGROUND: The Lantls Legacy program, adopted in April 2000, seeks to protect the <br />County's most important natural and cultural resources. Through this program, the County <br />uses a variety of voluntary means to protect lands, 'mduding fee-simple acquisition, <br />acceptance of lantl tlona[ions, antl purchase or tlonetion of conservation easements. The <br />types of lentl protectetl inclutle parklantl, natural areas and wildlife habitat, riparian buffers, <br />prime farmland and historic antl cultural sdas. Since inception, Lantls Legacy has protectetl <br />59] acres of rosource lands in Omnge County. <br />In the fall of 2000, Dc Carl Shy wntactetl the Environment antl Resource Conservation <br />Director Oavitl Stanch about hid family's potential interest in protecting their lentl using a <br />conservation easement. Dc Shy explainetl [het he became Interestetl In the Idea of an <br />easement as a result of his experience as a member of the Shaping Omnge County's Future <br />Task Force. He antl his wife, Eva, have cared for the land for 20 years antl wcultl like to <br />know that it will wntinue to be protectetl in aaimilar fashion They offeredb"grant"an <br />easement tc Oronge County antl, in tloing so, relinquish certain rights to develop [he <br />property (both [heir antl future lantlowners'rights). After preliminary tliscueaicns of the <br />proposal with the BOCC, the Boam authorized pursuk of an easement agreement. <br />