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Approve the acquisition of three lots at 1112, 1114 and 1116 Trails End Road located adjacent to the Little River for open space and water quality protection
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Date of BOCC Meeting: September 14, 2020
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The Board is requested to approve the acquisition of three parcels on Trails End Road in Bahama from Jonathon Weiner (parcels #188479, 188480, and 188481) for the protection open space and water quality benefits for $70,000. The Trails End properties are on the south side of the Little River across from other County-owned open space land and less than one mile upstream from the Little River Reservoir, as shown on the attached maps.
In November 2019, the BOCC provided direction on the County's open space protection priorities that include continuing efforts to protect the riparian properties upstream from the Little River Reservoir, a drinking water supply for most Durham residents. The Trails End properties are located just 1 mile upstream from the Little River Reservoir, and their protection adds to the permanent open space with important water quality values that protect this important community resource. The properties are just upstream from the 27-acre O'Neal conservation easement that was approved by the Board in December 2019 and conveyed in February 2020. They are also across the river from 158 acres purchased in 2008 with significant grant funding from the N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund to support water quality protection for the Little River Reservoir. The Trails End parcels are included within the Little River Corridor Inventory site due to the high-quality wooded habitat and their importance as part of the overall Little River corridor. Since the Little River Corridor Open Space Plan was adopted, Durham County has protected over 816 acres in the Little River watershed, in a combination of land purchases and conservation easements.
The Trails End parcels have been appraised ...
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