AGENDA REQUEST

Sponsors:

Board of Supervisors Meeting Date: 

Harry F. Atherton, Vice Chairman, Marshall District Supervisor, and

William G. Downey, Scott District Supervisor

December 14, 2006

Staff Lead:

Department: 

Kevin J. Burke, County Attorney

County Attorney

Topic: 

A Resolution to Authorize the Acceptance of Conservation Easements Over the Following List of Properties

Topic Description:

The following owners of property have proposed to donate conservation easements over the properties described on the attached proposed deeds of conservation easement:

Marshall District

Virginia Farm, LLC and George M. Chester, Jr.:

Virginia Farms Easement 102 acres, Virginia Farms Easement 38 acres,
Virginia Farms Easement 69 acres, Chester Easement 166 acres, Resolution

Law Family Partnership:

Easement, Resolution

Mt. Joy Farm, Limited Partnership/Clifden, LLC:

Easement 103 acres, Easement 116 acres, Resolution

John D. McCarty, Jr.:

Easement, Resolution

Montana Farm, LLC (Schaumber):

Easement, Resolution

Robert B. Semple, Jr., Lloyd A. Semple and Others:

Easement, Resolution

Scott District

Cedar Hill Seven, LLC:

Easement, Resolution

Requested Action of the Board of Supervisors: 

Consider adoption of the attached resolutions.

Financial Impacts Analysis:

No financial impact analysis has been conducted.  The properties will be automatically eligible for land use taxation upon recordation of the easements but potential residential development will be permanently reduced.

Identify any other Departments, Organizations or Individuals that would be affected by this request:

Applicants’ representative, J. Randolph Parks

Applicants’ representative, Henry C. Day

Attachments:

Proposed Conservation Easements