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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION
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Approval of Agricultural Conservation Easement between
Orange County
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Hurley and Louise Tate
WHEREAS, Orange County has an adopted goal promoting the preservation of farmland in
the County; and
WHEREAS, agriculture in Orange County is an important facet of the economy and way of
life in the County; and
WHEREAS, one component of the-Lands Legacy Program is the acquisition of conservation
easements on prime or threatened farmland within water supply watersheds; and
WHEREAS, the Tate Farm includes approximately 78 acres in the Back Creek protected
watershed, consists of a majority of prime soils, and is located in an agricultural community
with. good access to farm markets; and
WHEREAS, a matching grant of $208,500 was awarded to Orange County from the federal
Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program to help protect the future of this farm with an
agricultural conservation easement; and
WHEREAS, a conservation easement on this approximately 78-acre section of~the farm
would ensure the preservation of this farmland for future generations and compensate the
owners for this long-term commitment:.
NOW, THEREFORE, ~BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
does hereby 1) accept on behalf of Orange County the agricultural conservation easement to
protect prime farmland owned by Hurley and Louise Tate; 2) approve the execution of this
conservation easement agreement with Hurley-and Louise Tate, 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 September 28, 2007.
This the 6th day of September, 2007.
Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board
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Moses Carey Jr., Chair
Orange County Board of Co missioners