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RES-2025 -029 ' w • % (913P Attachment 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> Approval of Conservation Easement <br /> between <br /> Orange County <br /> and <br /> Jane Saiers and Darin Knapp <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 prime farmland within water supply watersheds ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the RambleRill Farms property includes approximately 28 acres in the Jordan <br /> Lake watershed , consisting of a majority of prime agricultural soils , and includes 1 , 700 linear <br /> feet of tributaries that drain to the New Hope River — a drinking water supply reservoir for the <br /> City of Durham and City of Raleigh ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Jane Saiers and Darin Knapp , the owners and managers of the RambleRill Farms <br /> property , wish to grant permanent conservation easement to Orange County , which will protect <br /> the prime open space and riparian corridors that exist on the property ; and <br /> WHEREAS , conservation easement on this approximately 28 acres would ensure the <br /> preservation of this open space and stream buffers for future generations and help compensate <br /> the owner for this long -term commitment ; <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 Jane Saiers and Darin Knapp as shown in the attached easement document ; 2 ) approve <br /> the execution of this conservation easement agreement with Jane Saiers and Darin Knapp in <br /> accordance with the terms of the proposed easement agreement , subject to final review by <br /> staff and the County Attorney ; 3 ) authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the easement <br /> agreements on behalf of the Board , with a closing to occur on or about August 30 , 2025 ; and <br /> 4 ) authorize County staff to sign any and all closing documents upon consultation with the <br /> County Attorney . <br /> This the 3rd day of June 2025 . <br /> Ja ezett edford , Ch ' <br /> Orange County Board of Commissio <br /> ,r <br /> Laura Jense , Clerk to the Board <br />