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RES - 2024 -061 Attachment 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> Approval of Conservation Easement <br /> between <br /> Orange County <br /> and <br /> Circular Design Construction , LLC (Array ) <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 riparian buffers within water supply watersheds ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Circular Design Construction , LLC (Array) property includes approximately 32 <br /> acres in the Upper Eno protected watershed that includes almost 2 , 400 linear feet of <br /> McGowans Creek , a direct tributary to the Eno River , a drinking water supply for the town of <br /> Hillsborough and eventually the cities of Durham and Raleigh ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Circular Design Construction , LLC (Array) , the owners of the Array property , wish <br /> to grant 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 32 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 owned <br /> by Circular Design Construction , LLC (Array) 2 ) approve the execution of this conservation <br /> easement agreement with Circular Design Construction , LLC (Array) , in accordance with the <br /> terms of the proposed easement agreement , subject to final review by staff and the County <br /> Attorney ; 3 ) authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the easement agreement on behalf of the <br /> Board , with a closing to occur on or about January 30 , 2025 ; and 4 ) authorize County staff to <br /> sign any and all closing documents upon consultation with the County Attorney . <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks Circular Design Construction , LLC (Array) <br /> for their civic- minded granting of this conservation easement through the Lands Legacy <br /> Program . <br /> This the 7t " day of November , 2024 . <br /> { r <br /> mez to Bedford , hair x 7 , ' ' '3 52 <br /> Orange County Board of Comilli .D .031 IU s �z <br /> Laura Jense lerk to the Board , d <br /> , r ;, ,10° <br />