Title
Approve Funding for an Agricultural Conservation Easement on the Freeman Garcia Farm near Rolesville
Recommended Action
That the Board of Commissioners:
1. Authorizes the County Manager to execute a contract (along with any other supporting documentation) to purchase a conservation easement on the Freeman Garcia Farm property owned by the Freeman Garcia Revocable Trust at 524 Averette Road in Rolesville, subject to terms and conditions acceptable to the County Attorney; and
2. Authorizes the Chair to execute a conservation easement (along with any other supporting documentation), subject to the terms and conditions acceptable to the County Attorney; and
3. Accepts $13,796 of NC Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund funding from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and appropriates funds into the Parks, Greenways, Recreation, and Open Space CIP Element of the County Capital Fund.