HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2018-031 Resolution of approval of conservation easement - IskiR ES- 2018 -031
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION
Approval of Conservation Easement
between
Orange County and the Eno River Association
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 Eno River Association- Iski Property includes approximately 56 acres in the
Upper Eno critical watershed that includes 3,600 feet of Eno River stream frontage and 2,200
feet of Eno River tributaries 1,000 feet upstream of Corporation Lake — a drinking water
supply reservoir for Orange and Alamance counties; and
WHEREAS, The Eno River Association, the owners of the Iski property, wish to grant a
permanent conservation easement to Orange County, which will protect the forested riparian
corridors on the property; and
WHEREAS, a conservation easement on this approximately 56 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 Eno River Association; 2) approve the execution of this conservation easement
agreement with Eno River Association, 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, 2018; 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 the Eno River Association for granting of
this conservation easement through the Lands Legacy Program and for their continued
partnership on land conservation in Orange County.
This the 1St day of May, 2018.
Donna' Baker, Clerk to the Board
Mark Dorosin, Chair
Orange County Board of ommissioners