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567 Ms. Kelly Sifford, Senior Planner, presented the request to rename Bardusch Drive to Raceway Drive. She stated 67 percent of the property owners had signed the petition requesting the road name change and staff supported the change. Chairman Fennel opened the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. and asked if anyone wished to speak either for or against the road name change. There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairman Fennel closed the public hearing. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request to rename Bardusch Drive (Petition 00-04) to Raceway Drive. Road Name Change - Barringer Court to Han~nill Court - Public Nearing - 6:30 Ms. Sifford presented the request to rename Barringer Court to Hammill Court. She stated 58 percent of the property owners had signed the petition along with several persons who own property located on access roads off Barringer Court. Finally, Ms. Sifford said staff supported the change on the basis of Egll purposes. At 7:38 p.m., Chairman Fennel opened the public hearing for the proposed road name change to Hammill Court and asked if any one wished to speak either for or against the name change. The following residents of Barringer Court objected to the road name change: Greg Rowland (10075 Barringer Court); Willene Campbell (10055 Barringer Court); and Sandra Thomas (10069 Barringer Court). They stated they had never experienced any problems with receiving mail on Barringer Court or with E911 services. Ms. Ruby B. Cole, who owns property adjacent to Barringer Court, asked that the road name remain as it is. Mr. Marshall confirmed that Barringer Court is a duplicate road name and a change would assist emergency responders. After discussion, the Board by consensus agreed to continue the public hearing on the proposed road name change until the meeting on December 18, 2000. Further, the Board asked staff to work with residents of Barringer Court to look at options for other road names. Close-Out Public Hearing for the Corning/BOO Community Development Block Grant - Economic Development Pro~ect - Public Hearing - 6530 p.~ Mr. Marshall reported the Corning/BOC Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Economic Development project had been completed and the scheduled public hearing was a part of the process to close the project. The County installed 33,000 feet of 16-inch water lines and pump station. Corning constructed a $500 million facility and employed in excess of 600 employees with 375 being low to moderate income. At 7:45 p.m., Chairman Fennel opened the public hearing for the close- out of the Corning/BOC CDBG - Economic Development Grant and asked if anyone wished to address the Board regarding the project. The Notice of the Public Hearing was published in THE INDEPENDENT TRIBUNE on November 4, 2000. There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairman Fennel closed the public hearing. Staff will move forward with steps to complete the closure of the project. Proposed Ordinance Levying a Tax on Gross Receipts Derived from Retail Short- Term Lease or Rental of Motor Vehicles - Public Hearing - 6:30 p.m. Ms. Dawn McHale, Tax Administrator, reviewed the proposed Ordinance to levy a tax of 1~ percent on the gross receipts derived from the retail short- term lease or rental of vehicles, as authorized by North Carolina General Statute 153A-156. She explained that Senate Bill 1076, which was effective July 1, 2000, exempted rental vehicles from ad valorem taxation and replaced the ad valorem tax with the gross receipts tax.