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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Actually, we tried a view easement. Once presented to N (after meeting with N and making sure that he would accept it), N changed his mind and said he wanted a conservation easement after all. We suggested to have several neighbors be benefitted by the view easement (and thus more difficult to overturn because it requires multiple parties to agree to overturn the view easement) and that suggestion fell on deaf ears.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks to all who responded with comments and suggestions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a name="Paul_Neumiller"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><img width=562 height=337 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D04611.CAC46000" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D04610.D7A88130"></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Clark, Catherine<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 11, 2015 1:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv; 'scott scottgthomaslaw.com'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] "Private" Conservation Easement?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Why not just call it a view easement or a development agreement (limiting the height or something like that) or other arrangement. Seems to me the real concern is the view and not so much preserving the property for other purposes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";color:#1F497D'>Catherine C. Clark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";color:#1F497D'>Law Office of Catherine C. Clark PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";color:#1F497D'>701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4105<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";color:#1F497D'>Seattle, WA 98104<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";color:#1F497D'>Phone: (206) 838-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";color:#1F497D'>Fax: (206) 374-3003<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";color:#1F497D'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:cat@loccc.com"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light"'>cat@loccc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";color:#1F497D'>NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic information transmission is confidential. 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Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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'> </span><a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> [</span><a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jane Seymour<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 10, 2015 4:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'scott scottgthomaslaw.com'; 'WSBA Real Property Listserv'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] "Private" Conservation Easement?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I am almost certain that Island County would not be interested. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"MS Gothic"'>JS</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"MS Gothic"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif'>Jane Seymour, Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif'>3191 Baby Island Lane Langley WA 98260<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif'>PO Box 1240 Freeland WA 98249<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jseymour@whidbey.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif'>jseymour@whidbey.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000'>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The preceding e-mail message (including any attachments) contains information that may be confidential, protected by applicable legal privileges, or constitute non-public information. 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Use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be unlawful. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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'> scott scottgthomaslaw.com [</span><a href="mailto:scott@scottgthomaslaw.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>mailto:scott@scottgthomaslaw.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 10, 2015 3:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] "Private" Conservation Easement?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Government entities may entertain the idea, particularly if there is some added benefit such as slope protection. Plus, the property is stricken from the tax rolls. I have accepted these types of easements on small parcels for local governments such as cities, and know that some counties will also accept donations of this kind.<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On February 10, 2015 at 2:21 PM Paul Neumiller <<a href="mailto:pneumiller@hotmail.com">pneumiller@hotmail.com</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 donation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Anything out there comparable to a private conservation easement? Any state or federal level entities that can help? Any creative ideas? <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><p><br> <o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________ <br>WSBARP mailing list <br><a href="mailto:WSBARP@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBARP@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <br><a href="http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbarp">http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbarp</a> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p><br> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=io-ox-signature>Scott G. Thomas<br>Law Office of Scott G. Thomas<br>1204 Cleveland Avenue<br>Mount Vernon, WA 98273<br>(360) 503-1042<br><a href="http://www.scottgthomaslaw.com">www.scottgthomaslaw.com</a><br><br>Because this is a communication from a lawyer, it necessarily contains warnings such as this. I am a lawyer, but unless we have entered into an agreement for legal services, I am not your lawyer. 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