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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 17, 2000 <br />Action Agen a <br />Item No. ~~ <br />SUBJECT: Resolution of Commendation --Timothy Toben and Preservation of Pickard's <br />Mountain Natural Area <br />DEPARTMENT: BOCC, ERCD PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Resolution Barry Jacobs, 732-4941 <br />David Stancil, 245-2590 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham G88-7331 <br />Mebane 33fi-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To recognize the commitment of Timothy P. Toben in protecting the identified <br />natural area at Pickard's Mountain in southwestern Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: In 1999, Tim Toben purchased 350-acres of land in southwestern Orange <br />County containing most of Pickard's Mountain. Pickard's Mountain is the second highest point <br />in the County, and is one of the County's most significant natural areas, as identified in the <br />1988 Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitat. <br />Mr. Toben has since worked to place the 143-acre natural area under conservation easement <br />with the Conservation Trust for North Carolina, and plans to preserve the remainder of the area <br />with provision for only a few house lots for family members. <br />The attached resolution commends Mr. Toben's actions as a conservation buyer and expresses <br />the Board's appreciation for his financial sacrifice to protect this important natural area -and for <br />his example of how private conservation can work with public efforts to help protect the natural <br />resources of Orange County. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the attached <br />resolution recognizing Mr. Toben for his work to preserve Pickard's Mountain. <br />