HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2001-088 Resolution of Appreciation – Triangle Land Conservancy and Eno River Association Resolution of Appreciation
Triangle Land Conservancy and Eno River Association
WHEREAS, the County of Orange embarked on a new Lands Legacy initiative
over the past 18 months to identify and acquire highest priority natural and
cultural resource lands in the County, and
WHEREAS, a component of the Lands Legacy program includes coordination
with non-profit land trusts and the pursuit of joint initiatives with other land
conservation partners, and
WHEREAS, the Eno River Association and the Triangle Land Conservancy are
among the most respected non-profit conservation organizations in the State,
and
WHEREAS, both organizations have expressed willingness to partner with the
County– as witnessed by the successful Little River Regional Park and Natural
Area effort, and
WHEREAS, the Little River Regional Park project is now hailed as an example of
public-private land conservation ventures, and the partnership of Orange County,
Durham County, Triangle Land Conservancy and the Eno River Association has
leveraged $889,000 in outside grant sources toward this project which, in
addition to funds raised by the two organizations, allowed the County to purchase
land for the 391-acre park for$700 per acre, and
WHEREAS, both organizations are exemplary grassroots organizations that take
a strong, long-term interest in the preservation of natural and cultural resources
in the County:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners thanks the Triangle Land Conservancy and Eno River
Association for their willingness to enter into a partnership with one another and
with two governments, knowing all the uncertainties such alliances could bring.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners salutes both
organizations for their work in joint ventures to date, and looks forward to many
more successful ventures in the future.
This, the 18#n day of September, 2001 QD
Steven—RHal kiotis,"Chair
Orange County Commissioners
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