HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2017-029 Resolution of Approval of Conservation Easement between Orange County and the Eno River Association and Geoffrey and Jane Gledhill RES-2017-029
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS y/
RESOLUTION
Approval of Conservation Easement
between
Orange County and the Eno River Association
and
Geoffrey and Jane Gledhill
WHEREAS, Orange County has adopted goals that promote the preservation of natural
areas, wildlife habitat, prime 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 riparian buffers within water supply watersheds; and
WHEREAS, the Gledhill — Lick Creek property includes approximately 30 acres in the Upper
Eno protected watershed that includes 6,000 linear feet of streams that drain to the East Fork
Eno River and to Lake Orange - a drinking water supply reservoir for Hillsborough; and
WHEREAS, Geoffrey and Jane Gledhill, the owners of the Lick Creek property, wish to grant
a permanent conservation easement to Orange County and the Eno River Association, which
will protect the forested riparian corridors on the property; and
WHEREAS, a conservation easement on this approximately 30 acres would ensure the
preservation of this forested property and stream buffers for future generations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
does hereby 1) accept on behalf of Orange County the conservation easement for land
owned by Geoffrey and Jane Gledhill; 2) approve the execution of this conservation
easement agreement with Geoffrey and Jane Gledhill, in accordance with the terms of the
proposed easement agreement, subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney; 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 June 30, 2017; and 4) authorize County staff to sign any
and all closing documents upon consultation with the County Attorney.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks Mr. and Ms. Gledhill for their civic-
minded granting of this conservation easement through the Lands Legacy Program and for
donating a significant portion of the value of the conservation a nt.
This the 16th day of May, 2017. XZ
Mark Dorosin, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
D nn Baker, Clerk to the Board