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RES-2013-094
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION
Approval of Conservation Easement between
Orange County and
Brian Dobyns and Katherine Bliss
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, 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, Brian Dobyns and Katherine Bliss own a 35-acre property located within "critical
area" of the Upper Eno River Protected Watershed; and
WHEREAS, Brian Dobyns and Katherine Bliss wish to protect their entire property— including
hardwood forest that connects with the adjacent County-owned nature preserve, and an
unnamed stream that flows to Sevenmile Creek and the Eno River; and
WHEREAS, Brian Dobyns and Katherine Bliss wish to grant a permanent conservation
easement to Orange County, which will protect significant natural resources associated with
the property:
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 Brian Dobyns and Katherine Bliss that is described in the conservation
easement agreement; 2) approve the execution of this conservation easement agreement
with Brian Dobyns and Katherine Bliss, 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 December 15, 2013.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks Mr. Dobyns and Ms. Bliss for their civic-
minded interest in pursuing this conservation easement through the Lands Legacy Program.
This the 19th day of November, 2013. li�
Barry Jaco it
Orange Co ar of Commissioners
Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board