HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2019-038 Approval of Conservation Easement between OC and Kimberly Woods RES - 201M38
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION
Approval of Conservation Easement
between
Orange County
and
Kimberly Woods
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 Spring Crest Farm property includes approximately 70 acres in the Little
River protected watershed , consisting of a majority of prime agricultural soils , and includes
2 , 000 linear feet of tributaries that drain to the Little River Reservoir — a drinking water supply
reservoir for the City of Durham ; and
WHEREAS , Kimberly Woods , the owner of the Spring Crest Farm property , wishes to grant a
permanent conservation easement to Orange County , which will protect the prime farmland
and riparian corridors that exist on the property ; and
WHEREAS , a conservation easement on this approximately 70 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 Kimberly Woods ; 2 ) approve the execution of this conservation easement
agreement with Kimberly Woods , 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 Kimberly Woods for her civic - minded
granting of this conservation easement through the Lands Legacy Progr �n .
This the 4t " day of June , 2019 .
IAIAA
P y Rich , qair
Or nge Count Board of Commissioners
Donna Baker , Clerk to the Board