HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2024-005 Approval of Conservation Easement between Orange County and the Triangle Land Conservancy and Terry Road Farm, LLC i
RES - 2023 -005 , 1/ 16/24, 81 Attachment 1
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION
Approval of Conservation Easement
between
Orange County and the Triangle Land Conservancy
and
Terry Road Farm , LLC
WHEREAS Orange Count has adopted goals that promote the reservation of natural areas ,
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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 Terry Road Farm , LLC property includes approximately 50 acres in the Little River
Protected watershed , consisting of a majority of prime agricultural soils , and includes just over 1 , 500
feet of stream frontage on the South Fork of the Little River , part of the water supply for the City of
Durham and ultimately , via Falls Lake , the City of Raleigh . The property also directly abuts the 170 -
acre Reimer Nature Preserve owned and managed by Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC ) . Access
to the property would be through the adjoining TLC owned lands , and allowance of two subdivisions
specifically for the acquisition and expansion of the TLC Reserve ; and j
WHEREAS , the owners of the Terry Road Farm , LLC , wish to grant a permanent conservation
easement to Orange County and the Triangle Land Conservancy , which will protect the farmland ,
prime open space , and riparian corridors that exist on the property ; and
WHEREAS , a conservation easement on this approximately 50 acres would ensure the
preservation of this open space 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 Terry
Road Farm , LLC , ; 2 ) approve the execution of this conservation easement agreement with Terry
Road Farm , LLC , 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 March 30 , 2024 ;
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 Terry Road Farm , LLC , for their civic- minded
granting of this conservation easeme the Lands Legacy Program .
This the 16t" day of January , 20
� 7 �z + rpj6'zetta eedford , Chair
range County Board of Commissioners
Laura Jen , Clerk to the Board ��.� 10JI tot�"��