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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2008-078 Resolution of Approval Conservation Easement Amendment for Lloyd Farm ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ~~~-' ~ ~ "~ RESOLUTION ~~ Approval of an Amendment to the Agricultural and Watershed Protection Conservation Easement Between Orange County, Orange Water & Sewer Authority, and John and Carolyn Lloyd WHEREAS, John and Caroline Lloyd own 125 acres of land located at the intersection of Bradshaw Quarry Road and Teer Road in Orange County (Bingham Township); and WHEREAS, Orange County and Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) jointly hold a conservation easement for the Lloyd property that was executed on February 16, 2005; and WHEREAS, Orange County and Lloyds, along with OWASA, are willing to amend the conservation easement so that it 1) determines the location of one future house site allowed by the conservation easement, 2) eliminates one future house site on the properly that would otherwise be allowed by the conservation easement, 3) predetermines the boundary configuration of four parcels allowed by the conservation easement, and 4) amends the Exhibit B map of the property showing current and future uses of the property; and WHEREAS, the amendment to the conservation easement on this property will improve the preservation of this farmland for future generations and help the Lloyds with the long-range planning for their children and grandchildren: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby 1) approve the execution of an Amendment to the Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement with John and Carolyn Lloyd, in accordance with the terms of the proposed Amendment, the final form and terms of which to be approved by ERCD staff and the County Attorney; and 2) authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the Amendment to the Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement on behalf of the Board and cause it to be recorded with the Orange County Register of Deeds, with a closing to occur on or before November 30, 2008. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the amendment to the conservation easement will not occur without the approval of and execution of the amendment by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority. This the 6~' day of November, 2008. Barry~Jacobs, Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board