Title
Ordinance to Change Name of a Portion of Joseph M. Bryan Boulevard, Between North Regional Road / Burgess Road and NC Highway 68, to Cornerstone Drive
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Department: Planning
Council District: District: 5
Public Hearing: Yes
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Sue Schwartz at 373-2149
Contact 2 and Phone: Steve Galanti at 373-2918
NOTE: ITEM IS PUBLIC HEARING BUT DOES NOT NEED TO BE ADVERTISED
PURPOSE:
This request is to change the name of a portion of Joseph M. Bryan Boulevard, between North Regional Road / Burgess Road and NC Highway 68, to Cornerstone Drive. The City Council is required to hold a public hearing before considering the street name change.
BACKGROUND:
As part of the US 220 / NC 68 Connector (Future I-73) road construction, this portion of Joseph M. Bryan Boulevard will be disconnected from the remainder of Joseph M. Bryan Boulevard.
Since this portion will no longer be connected to Joseph M. Bryan Boulevard, its name needs to be changed. The representatives of the Cornerstone Charter School, which is adjacent to the affected street, requested "Cornerstone Drive."
There are 10 parcels abutting this street segment, however, none of these properties are addressed to this portion of Joseph M. Bryan Boulevard. Therefore, no addresses will be affected by this change.
If approved by Council, The Planning Department will notify the Guilford County Tax department, The Postal Service, utility companies and various other service agencies of this change to minimize any inconvenience to property owners and tenants.
BUDGET IMPACT:
Greensboro Department of Transportation estimates that the cost to prepare and install new street signs will be between $1,500 and $1,700 dollars. Staff is still waiting to hear from NCDOT concerning any additional costs associated with changes to signs maintained by the state.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
The Technical Review Committee (TRC) recommended the street name change to the Planning...
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