Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Provide Beaufort County staff support and advice to the Beaufort County Rural and Critical Land Preservation Board (“Board”) to assist with implementing the Program, assist with reviewing acquisition applications, reviewing and assessing properties for preservation, and developing and proactively pursuing priority preservation property acquisitions. 2. Coordinate real estate and land acquisitions between property owners, Beaufort County staff, appraisers, surveyors, and other contracted consultants. 3. Coordinate with Beaufort County staff with reviewing and analyzing appraisals, surveys, and other due diligence materials. 4. Negotiates acquisition of fee simple and/or development rights with property owners and obtains properly executed agreements. 5. Identifies environmental considerations and assessments of proposed acquisitions.