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Street Naming/Renaming
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the Town Council with information on renaming streets following recent requests to rename a street in recognition of Braxton Foushee
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Trish McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Land Use Ordinance Section _15-223 and Town Code Section 7-32_ notes that street names are assigned by developers subject to permit issuing authority approval and describe requirements pertaining to the names of street types (i.e. suffixes), such as "Street," "Circle," and "Alley" and assignment of house and building numbers (Attachment A). Racial Equity pocket questions have been completed (Attachment B).
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Information
INFORMATION: On October 17, 2023, three speakers from the floor, Dave Mason, President of the Lincoln High School Alumni Association, Pat Mason, and Herman Murrell Foushee, presented requests to the Town Council to rename an existing street "Braxton Foushee Street" in recognition of current Planning Board member and past Board of Aldermen member (1969-1976) Braxton Foushee's long-standing commitment to advancing civil rights and other community interests. Both N. Greensboro and Carr Streets were mentioned by the speakers as streets to consider for renaming. Council Members expressed support for Mayor Damon Seils to discuss this topic with the Town Manager. An overview of the renaming of streets is presented below.
Due to the burdens on individuals to change personal identification, accounts, and other materials when an address change occurs, street renaming is uncommon, occurring in the following circumstances:
1. 911 identifies a street name issue that presents a life-safety problem that needs to be rectified. This occurs when existing...
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