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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Paul, what about an exclusive use easement that gives C the exclusive right to use the portion of N’s property and prohibits N from using or entering onto it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Neumiller<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 10, 2015 2:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] "Private" Conservation Easement?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Client (“C”) has neighbor (“N”) who wants to grant a conservation easement across a portion of N’s property to restrict development. C’s land will benefit from the conservation easement by preserving views of the Sound. I contacted the
local Island County conservation agency (Whidbey Camano Land Trust) and they inspected the property . They flatly declined to get involved because the property is “too small” for them, they have no other conservation easements in the area, and they have limited
personnel resources to deal with the property (I even offered to compensate them to take the conservation easement.) N refuses to grant C a view easement because it is “not permanent” enough. N does not seem to be interested in tax benefits from the charitable
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anything out there comparable to a private conservation easement? Any state or federal level entities that can help? Any creative ideas?
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