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6 <br /> DRAFT Attachment 4 <br /> This instrument prepared by and return to: John Roberts,Orange County Attorney, <br /> P.O.Box 8181,Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> COUNTY OF ORANGE <br /> WARRANTY <br /> DEED OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT <br /> This Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement("Conservation Easement") is granted <br /> on this_day of , 2025, by RambleRill Properties, LLC, having an address of <br /> 5407 Spring House Lane, Chapel Hill,NC 27516 (referred to as "Grantors"), to ORANGE <br /> COUNTY,NORTH CAROLINA, having an address of Post Office Box 8181, Hillsborough,NC <br /> 27278 (referred to as "Grantee"). <br /> WHEREAS: <br /> Grantors are the sole owners in fee simple, of certain farm Property (the "Property"), <br /> which consists of approximately 28 acres of land, located in Chapel Hill Township, Orange <br /> County,North Carolina and identified on the plat of property titled"Conservation Easement Plat, <br /> Property of Jane Saiers and Darin Knapp"prepared by Freehold Land Surveys, Inc., which plat <br /> is recorded at Plat Book , Page , Orange County Registry (hereafter referred to as "the <br /> recorded plat") PINs #: 9861279688 and 9861287047). The Property includes buildings and <br /> other improvements, which are shown on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein. <br /> The Property consists primarily of productive agricultural land. The majority of the soils <br /> on the Property have been classified as "prime" or"statewide important" soils by the Natural <br /> Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, (also referred to as <br /> "NRCS" or"the United States.") It is the primary purpose of this Conservation Easement to <br /> protect the agricultural soils and agricultural viability and productivity of the Property. <br /> The Property also includes outstanding woodland and riparian habitats for a variety of <br /> wildlife species of importance to the Grantors,the people of Orange County and the people of <br /> North Carolina. New Hope Creek, a source of drinking water for residents of Durham and Wake <br /> Counties, and two unnamed tributaries to New Hope Creek run through the forested area on the <br /> property. Furthermore, the Property contains outstanding scenic qualities that can be enjoyed by <br /> Page 1 of 21 <br />