NICHOLAS COUNTY FARMLAND PROTECTION BOARD ACQUIRES CONSERVATION EASEMENT

L to R  Dr. Wesley Olson, Judith Olson, Bret Singleton-FPB Chairman, Joan O’Quinn-FPB Secretary, Amy Moloney-FPB Director

September 21st, 2017.  The Nicholas County Farmland Protection board acquired a conservation easement under the West Virginia Voluntary Farmland Protection Act §8A-12-21.

This easement was acquired from Dr. Wesley Olson and Judith Olson, and protects 169 acres of land in the Summersville District of Nicholas County.

The Deed of Conservation Easement, which was agreed to by all parties, outlines the terms, conditions and restrictions on the property, and protects the landowners and the Grantees.

Dr. and Mrs. Olson want this property to remain as it is today.  The Nicholas County Farmland Protection Board as the grantee under the Deed of Conservation Easement, agrees to protect the property according to its mandate and the desires of the property owners as spelled out in the easement.

The Nicholas County Commission adopted a resolution creating the Farmland Protection Board in November of 2004.  Since the inception of the program more than 400 acres have been placed under conservation easement in Nicholas County.  Over one-third of those acres were donated.