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<br />Property owners have provided a petition requesting a road name change of Braxton Bragg Court <br />(State Road 2212) to Hydrangea Court. There are four parcels on Braxton Bragg Court, each with <br />different owners. Three of the four parcel owners have provided signatures agreeing to the <br />proposed renaming. Therefore, the petition includes the requisite signatures of seventy-five <br />percent (75%) of those persons owning property on the road in question. The fourth property <br />owner did not respond to the request for signatures. (see attached “Petition” and “Map”) <br /> <br />The Address Administrator contacted the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) <br />and determined that State Board of Transportation approval is required to rename this road in <br />accordance with GS §153A-239.1 (see attached “Response from NCDOT”) <br /> <br />As required by North Carolina law, a Notice of this Public Hearing was published in the News of <br />Orange on Wednesday, April14, 2021 and The Herald Sun on Sunday, April 18, 2021, and posted <br />at the following locations: <br /> <br /> Orange County Courthouse <br /> Piedmont Feed & Garden Center on Hwy 54 <br /> At the intersection of Braxton Bragg Court and Wade Hampton Road <br /> <br />GS §153A-239.1 requires that after renaming a road, the County shall notify the local postmaster <br />with jurisdiction over the road, the Board of Transportation, and to any city within five miles of the <br />road. <br /> <br />Ordinance § 6-34(b)(2)(b)(iii) requires the Petitioners to pay to Orange County the cost of <br />purchasing new signs and erecting them prior to the name change becoming effective. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. <br /> <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br />with this item. <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br />impact associated with this item. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: <br />1) conduct the public hearing; <br />2) close the public hearing; <br />3) Authorize the acceptance of written comment(s) via e-mail to the Board at <br />ocbocc@orangecountync.gov or by delivery to the Tax Administration office at Gateway <br />Center Building, 228 South Churton Street, Suite 200, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278, <br />until 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 6, 2021; and <br />4) Schedule a vote to approve the Resolution regarding the Petition and authorize the <br />Address Administrator to submit the Resolution to the North Carolina Board of <br />Transportation for approval at the Board’s May 18, 2021 Business meeting. No additional <br />public comments shall be received on this item at the May 18, 2021 Business <br />meeting. <br />2