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Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds and Execution of Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement for Property Located in Big Rock Township (Property Identification Numbers: 13-06-200-011, 13-06-100-002) and All Related Documents for Closing as Part of the Kane County Agricultural Conservation Easement and Farmland Protection Program
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WHEREAS, Article V of Chapter 11 of the Kane County Code governs the Kane County Agricultural Conservation Easement and Farmland Protection Program, which was originally adopted by Ordinance No. 01-67; and
WHEREAS, section 11-134 of the Kane County Code authorizes the Kane County Board to acquire conservation interests in real property for the purpose of farmland protection; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Development and Community Services Department recommends that the Kane County Board authorizes the acquisition of a conservation interest for property located in Big Rock Township (PINs: 13-06-200-011, 13-06-100-002) as part of the Kane County Agricultural Conservation Easement and Farmland Protection Program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Kane County Board to authorize the County Board Chairman and certain staff from the Kane County Development and Community Services Department to execute necessary documents for closing purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes the following individuals to execute a deed of agricultural easement with Richard E. Herrmann, not individually, but as Trustee of the Richard E. Herrmann Revocable Trust and Lisa A. Herrmann, not individually, but as Trustee of the Lisa A. Herrmann Revocable Trust, for property located in Big Rock Township (PINs: 13-06-200-011, 13-06-100-002) and all related documents for closing, subject to the review and advisement of the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office: the Kane County Board Chairman, the Director of the Kane County Development and Community Services Department (Mark VanKerkhoff), the Planning Division Manager of the Kane County Development and Community Services Department (Christopher Toth), and the Planner of the Kane County Development and Community Services Department (Matthew Tansley).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes the expenditure of funds for purposes of acquiring a conservation interest for the property located in Big Rock Township (PINs: 13-06-200-011, 13-06-100-002) from Fund 430 - Farmland Protection, in accordance with section 11-134 of the Kane County Code, and subject to availability of funding.
Passed by the Kane County Board on October 13, 2026.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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