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46 <br /> 1 to the proposed renaming. Therefore, the petition includes the requisite signatures of seventy- <br /> 2 five percent (75%) of those persons owning property on the road in question. The fourth <br /> 3 property owner did not respond to the request for signatures. (see attached "Petition" and <br /> 4 "Map") <br /> 5 <br /> 6 The Address Administrator contacted the North Carolina Department of Transportation <br /> 7 (NCDOT) and determined that State Board of Transportation approval is required to rename this <br /> 8 road in accordance with GS §153A-239.1 (see attached "Response from NCDOT") <br /> 9 <br /> 10 As required by North Carolina law, a Notice of this Public Hearing was published in the News of <br /> 11 Orange on Wednesday, April14, 2021 and The Herald Sun on Sunday, April 18, 2021, and <br /> 12 posted at the following locations: <br /> 13 <br /> 14 • Orange County Courthouse <br /> 15 • Piedmont Feed & Garden Center on Hwy 54 <br /> 16 0 At the intersection of Braxton Bragg Court and Wade Hampton Road <br /> 17 <br /> 18 GS §153A-239.1 requires that after renaming a road, the County shall notify the local <br /> 19 postmaster with jurisdiction over the road, the Board of Transportation, and to any city within <br /> 20 five miles of the road. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Ordinance § 6-34(b)(2)(b)(iii) requires the Petitioners to pay to Orange County the cost of <br /> 23 purchasing new signs and erecting them prior to the name change becoming effective. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Nancy Freeman, Tax Administrator, reviewed the background information in the agenda <br /> 26 packet. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton to <br /> 29 open the public hearing. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Roll call ensued <br /> 32 <br /> 33 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 34 <br /> 35 PUBLIC COMMENTS: <br /> 36 Joanne Filley said a committee of neighbors discussed changing the names of the roads <br /> 37 in their neighborhoods, which were all named after Confederate generals. She said the <br /> 38 neighbors' biggest concern is the cost of changing signs, licenses, registrations, etc. She said <br /> 39 the committee did a crowd sourcing fundraiser to pay for these costs. She said not all roads got <br /> 40 enough signatures. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Bedford to <br /> 43 close the public hearing. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Roll call ensued <br /> 46 <br /> 47 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 48 <br /> 49 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> 50 authorize the acceptance of written comments by 9 a.m. on May 6, 2021 and to schedule a vote <br />