HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2020-040 Resolution approving conservation easement between Orange County and Triangle Land Conservancy RES - 2020 - 040 -
OP NGE COUNTY BOARD OF COVlffivqi � SSBONERS
RESOLUTION
Apprrova � of Conservation Easement
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Orange CCU Itry
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T rro' ang � e Lan ® Conservancy
HEfCAS , 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 , Triangle Land Conservancy ' s Patterson -Thornton property includes
approximately 54 acres in the University Lake protected watershed and 3 , 250 linear feet of
Morgan Creek , which drains directly to University Lake—a drinking water supply reservoir for
the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro ; and
WHEREAS , the Patterson Thornton Property contains a significant portion of the high priority
Calvander Laurel Bluff and Bottom listed in the State Natural Heritage Area Inventory ; and
WHEREAS , Triangle Land Conservancy , the owners of the Patterson - Thornton property ,
wishes 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 54 acres Auld ensure the
preservation of this forested property and stream buffers for future generations ;
NOW , THEREFORE , BE � T RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
does hereby 1 ) accept on behalf of Orange County the conservation easement for land
owned by Triangle Land Conservancy ; 2 ) approve the execution of this conservation
easement agreement with Triangle Land Conservancy , 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 , 2020 ; 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 Triangle Land Conservancy for their
civic - minded granting of this conservation easement tl rou h the Lands Legacy Program .
This the 16th day of June , 2020 .
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° - Ora ge County/Board of Commissioners
Donna Baker , Clerk to the Board