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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2003-075 Resolution for Purchase of Conservation Easement - Mark and Lori Volpe ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION Approval of a Conservation Easement between Orange County and Mark and Lori Volpe ~~s ~0 3 ~~'~" /2 - o/ ~ Z a o ,,~ ~.b WHEREAS, Orange County has adopted goals promoting the preservation of natural areas, wildlife habitat, farmland and open space in the County; and WHEREAS, Orange County has adopted measures that exceed State minimum standards to protect public water supply watersheds, including the Eno- River watershed which provides drinking water to the residents of Hillsborough and Efland; and WHEREAS, one component of the Lands Legacy Program is the acquisition of conservation easements on lands that include natural areas, wildlife habitat and riparian buffers within water supply watersheds; and WHEREAS, Mark and Lpri Volpe own a 66-acre property situated at the confluence of the East Fork Eno River and West Fork Eno River -all of which is within the critical area of the Upper Eno Protected Watershed; and WHEREAS, the Volpes wish to permanently protect a 23.5-acre portion of the property that includes a significant riparian corridor and an adjacent hardwood forest slope; and WHEREAS, a conservation easement provides awin-win scenario -ensuring the preservation of this land for future generations in private ownership and providing some level of compensation for Volpe family; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby 1) accept on behalf of Orange County the conservation easement in the property owned by Mark and Lori Volpe that is described in the conservation easement agreement; 2) approve the execution of this conservation easement agreement with Mark and Lori Volpe, in accordance with the terms of the attached 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 January 30, 2003. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks the Volpes for their civic-minded interest in pursuing a conservation easement, and for enhancing the County's Lands Legacy Program. This the 1St day of December, 2003.