HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2007-024 Resolution of Approval – Conservation Easement for Stillhouse CreekORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION
Approval of a Conservation Easement bet~nreen
Orange County and the State of North Carolina
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WHEREAS, Orange County has adopted goals that promote the preservation of natural
areas, wildlife habitat, farmland and open space in the County; and
WHEREAS, Orange County established the-Lands Legacy Program for the purpose of
protecting the most significant natural and cultural resources through partnerships with
landowners and other conservation entities; and
WHEREAS, Orange County, through its Lands Legacy Program, works to preserve important
natural areas, wildlife habitat and riparian buffers within water supply watersheds; and
WHEREAS, one of the conservation measures employed by the County to protect sensitive
resource lands is by entering into a conservation easement agreement; and
WHEREAS, Orange County worked in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation
Service, the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District, and the NC Ecosystem
Enhancement Program to restore the 1,400-foot section of Stillhouse Creek that flows
through County property between Margaret Lane and the Eno River; and
WHEREAS, the County entered into a agreement with the NC for Ecosystem Enhancement
Program to restore this section of Stillhouse Creek with the knowledge that it would grant a
conservation easement to protect;this site from future degradation; and
WHEREAS, a conservation easement on this 2.09-acre area along Stillhouse Creek would
ensure the preservation of this site for enhanced water quality, aquatic habitat, and
environmental education purposes:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners on
behalf of Orange County does hereby 1) grant to the State of North Carolina the conservation
easement to protect the Stillhouse Creek restoration area owned by Orange County; 2)
approve the execution of this conservation easement agreement with the State of North
Carolina, in accordance with the terms of the proposed easement agreement, subject to final
review by staff and the county attorney; and 3) authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the
easement agreement on behalf of the Board, with a closing to occur on or about April 30,
2007. ,. . , . .. ~-~.,.
This the 27th day of March,
Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board
range County Board of Commissioners