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2 <br /> Property owners have provided a petition requesting a road name change of Joseph Johnston <br /> Court (State Road 2210) to Water Oak Court. There are eight parcels on Joseph Johnston Court, <br /> each with different owners. Six of the eight parcel owners have provided signatures agreeing to <br /> the 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 remaining property <br /> owners did not respond to the request for signatures. (see attached "Petition" and "Map") <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 /> As required by North Carolina law, a Notice of this Public Hearing was published in the News of <br /> Orange on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 and The Herald Sun on Sunday, April 18, 2021, and posted <br /> at the following locations: <br /> • Orange County Courthouse <br /> • Piedmont Feed & Garden Center on Hwy 54 <br /> • At the intersection of Joseph Johnson Court and Wade Hampton Road <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 /> 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 /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br /> with this item. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impact associated with this item. <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 /> ocboccC@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 />