File #: 25-0074    Version: 1 Name: West Branch Nature Preserve Donation - Colonial Pipeline
Type: Consent Status: Consent
File created: 1/16/2025 In control: Asset/Facility Management
On agenda: 1/22/2025 Final action:
Title: West Branch Nature Preserve Donation - Colonial Pipeline
Attachments: 1. Colonial Map
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Title

West Branch Nature Preserve Donation - Colonial Pipeline

 

Action

ACTION:

Recognize and accept donation of Tax Parcel 007-451-01 (+/- 30.547 acres) for expansion of West Branch Nature Preserve from Colonial Pipeline Company ("Colonial") pursuant to that Settlement and Release Agreement executed on November 19, 2024 between the County and Colonial

 

 

Staff Contact:      Jacqueline McNeil, Real Estate Management Director

 

 

Presentation:      No                                             

 

 

BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:

On August 14, 2020, a release of gasoline from a Colonial pipeline was discovered on County-owned Oehler Nature Preserve.  To address the damage and loss of use of the County's property, the County and Colonial negotiated and entered into several agreements including a Right of Entry, an Access Agreement, and a Settlement and Release Agreement.  Part of the agreed upon terms included Colonial securing appropriate replacement property of similar size and conservation values as mitigation for the property damaged at Oehler Nature Preserve. 

 

To comply with this obligation, Colonial purchased and conveyed +/- 30.457 acres of property to the County on December 17, 2024 that will expand West Branch Nature Preserve.  The expansion property consists of high-quality hardwoods that will provide habitat protection for an abundance of flora and fauna.  Additionally, the property creates an unbroken connection between two existing County land assets, the White Park and the current West Branch Nature Preserve. The addition of this property will bring the total acreage of West Branch Nature Preserve to +/- 121.138 acres.

 

 

PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:

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POLICY IMPACT:

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FISCAL IMPACT:

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