HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2019-037 Approval of Conservation Easement between Orange County and the Eno River Association and Jane Gledhill RES - 20IM37
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION
Approval of Conservation Easement
between
Orange County and the Eno River Association
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 prime farmland within water supply watersheds ; and
WHEREAS , the Cedar Grove Windy Hill Farm property includes approximately 39 acres in
the Upper Eno protected watershed , consisting of a majority of prime agricultural soils , and
includes 500 linear feet of stream buffer to a tributary that drains to Lake Orange — a drinking
water supply reservoir for the Town of Hillsborough ; and
WHEREAS , Jane Gledhill , the owner of the Cedar Grove Windy Hill Farm property , wishes to
grant a permanent conservation easement to Orange County and the Eno River Association ,
which will protect the prime farmland and riparian corridors that exist on the property ; and
WHEREAS , a conservation easement on this approximately 39 acres would ensure the
preservation of this farmland and stream buffers for future generations and help compensate
the owner for this long -term commitment ;
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 Jane Gledhill ; 2 ) approve the execution of this conservation easement agreement
with 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
September 30 , 2019 ; 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 Jane Gledhill for the civic - minded
granting of this conservation easement through the an Legacy P am .
This the 4t " day of June , 2019 .
Pohrfy Rich , C I
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Okbnge Co u Board of Commissioners
Donna Baker , Clerk to the Board