Title
Approval of the Acquisition of a Conservation Easement in Partnership with U.S. Department of Agriculture and North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on the Oaky Grove Property in Wendell through the County’s Farmland Preservation Program
Recommended Action
That the Board of Commissioners:
1. Authorizes the County Manager to execute a funding agreement (along with any other supporting documentation) to purchase a conservation easement on the Oaky Grove property owned by Talmage and Carol Brown at 5800 Turnipseed Rd in Wendell, subject to terms and conditions acceptable to the County Attorney; and
2. Authorizes the Chair to execute said deed of conservation easement document (along with any other supporting documentation), subject to the terms and conditions acceptable to the County Attorney; and
3. Reallocates $400,000 of appropriated Deferred Agricultural, Horticultural, and Forestlands Tax reserve funding for contribution to the Open Space purchase.