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PLANNING DEPARTMENT CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA 28025 ~EMORANDLIq TO: Charles D. McGinnis/county Manager FROM: Thomas B. Robinson/Planning Director SUBJECT: Duplicate Street Names within the County DATE: March 5, 1984 One of the work activities of the Planning Department is the elimination of duplicate Street Names. Well over a year ago, the Board of Commissioners directed the Planning Staff to try and secure voluntary agreement on road name changes from affected property owners. This effort met a stonewall of resistance. People who have lived on a roadway for a long period of time understandably are not receptive to having the name of their street changed. I have talked to a couple of people aad read material where duplicate street names have been successfully eliminated and the main approach has been to do the renaming quickly. Develop new names and a methodology for which street will carry the original name, then advertise a public hearing, hold the public hearing and make the change. In neighboring Stanly County, they held public meetings by township. They changed their duplicate street names before street signs were put up and used the signs as leverage to change the street name. They would not install a street sign until the duplicate street name was eliminated. I do not know of any leverage we presently have. About two months ago, I held a meeting with representatives of all the jurisdic- tions within the County to go over the duplicate street name problem. The concensus of the meeting was that only duplicate street names occurring totally within a jurisdiction should be eliminated. Later other duplicate street name problems could be considered. The Planning Staff needs to know how the Board of Commissioners want to proceed on eliminating the duplicate street names within Cabarrus County. Attached is a copy of the duplicate street names occurring in Cabarrus County's jurisdiction only. Attachment