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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS iZ- 10 - 13
RESOLUTION
Approval of Conservation Easement between
Orange County and
Michael Hughes and Dale Morgan
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, Michael Hughes and Dale Morgan own a 29-acre property located within the
Haw River water supply watershed; and
WHEREAS, Michael Hughes and Dale Morgan wish to protect an 11-acre portion of their
property—including an intact forested stream corridor with approximately 1,000 linear feet of
Collins Creek, which flows through the property en route to Haw River and Jordan Lake; and
WHEREAS, Michael Hughes and Dale Morgan wish to donate a permanent conservation
easement to Orange County, which will protect significant natural resources on 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 Michael Hughes and Dale Morgan that is described in the conservation
easement agreement; 2) approve the execution of this conservation easement agreement
with Michael Hughes and Dale Morgan, 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 31, 2013.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks Mr. Hughes and Ms. Morgan for their
civic-minded interest in pursuing this conservation easement through the Lands Legacy
Program.
This the 10th day of December, 2013. "
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Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board