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48 <br /> 1 As required by North Carolina law, a Notice of this Public Hearing was published in the News of <br /> 2 Orange on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 and The Herald Sun on Sunday, April 18, 2021, and <br /> 3 posted at the following locations: <br /> 4 <br /> 5 • Orange County Courthouse <br /> 6 • Piedmont Feed & Garden Center on Hwy 54 <br /> 7 • At the intersection of Joseph Johnson Court and Wade Hampton Road <br /> 8 <br /> 9 GS §153A-239.1 requires that after renaming a road, the County shall notify the local <br /> 10 postmaster with jurisdiction over the road, the Board of Transportation, and to any city within <br /> 11 five miles of the road. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Ordinance § 6-34(b)(2)(b)(iii) requires the Petitioners to pay to Orange County the cost of <br /> 14 purchasing new signs and erecting them prior to the name change becoming effective. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Nancy Freeman reviewed the background information in the agenda packet. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton to <br /> 19 open the public hearing. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Roll call ensued <br /> 22 <br /> 23 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 24 <br /> 25 PUBLIC COMMENTS: <br /> 26 Vivian Olsen said she is a new resident of the neighborhood, and is happy about the <br /> 27 prospect of renaming the road. She said she has noticed how dedicated the residents of <br /> 28 Orange County are to preserving the land, and native wildlife. She said more than 75% of the <br /> 29 residents are supportive of the name change. <br /> 30 Joanne Filley said some people objected to the name changes because it is not <br /> 31 honoring history. She said there is a big difference between remembering history and honoring <br /> 32 a cause. She said these streets currently honor men who fought for slavery. She said the <br /> 33 original intent of the neighborhood was to name the streets after trees, but one developer <br /> 34 overrode that and named all of the streets after Confederate generals. She said she hopes that <br /> 35 further street names will be changed, and the chosen names are all native plants in North <br /> 36 Carolina. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 39 close the public hearing. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Roll call ensued <br /> 42 <br /> 43 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 44 <br /> 45 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin, to <br /> 46 authorize the acceptance of written comments by 9 a.m. on May 6, 2021 and to schedule a vote <br /> 47 on May 18 to approve resolution and authorize address administrator to submit resolution to the <br /> 48 NC Board of Transportation. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Roll call ensued <br /> 51 <br />