TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Strickland - Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Chester Green - Senior Planner
DATE: September 22, 2025
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Public Hearing on SN-0510 thru SN-0514 for the Consideration of Renaming of Five Streets Affected by the I-295 Highway ProjectTitle
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
6 - Derrick Thompson
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Relationship to the FY25 Strategic Plan:
Goal I - Safe & Secure Community
Goal VI - Collaborative Engagement
Relationship to the Future Land Use Plan:
The action advances the Future Land Use Plan’s core policy direction to focus value and public investment around existing infrastructure, maintain safe and functional neighborhoods, and apply the plan consistently in day-to-day decisions. By resolving duplicate/ambiguous street naming created by the I-295 severance, the renaming improves network legibility, supports emergency response reliability, and reinforces the Plan’s emphasis on coordinated infrastructure and urban services. Read across the document - from vision and guiding principles through land use policies, mobility strategies, and implementation - the Plan calls for decisions that protect public safety, reduce friction in essential services, and enhance wayfinding for all users, including vulnerable populations. Standardizing the street name to comply with Next-Gen E-911 conventions directly operationalizes those expectations. The process also reflects the Plan’s implementation guidance on transparency and engagement: outreach to affected frontages, solicitation of preferences, and a clearly documented rationale. In sum, the request is consistent with the Plan’s citywide framework, its neighborhood quality and mobility policies, and its implementation toolbox that prioritizes low-cost, high-benefit corrections to the built environment.
Executive Summary:
Cumberland County’s staff requests to rename the following five streets, SN-0510 - the re-alignment of Century Circle to Midship Road, SN-0511 - the bisected Strickland Bridge Road to Crestwick Road, SN-0512 - portion of Barefoot Road to Chadstone Road, SN-0513 - portion of Strickland Bridge Road to Brinkman Road, and SN-0514 - portion of Eunice Drive to Bellhop Drive, all within the city limits of Fayetteville
Background:
These streets have been severed due to the I-295 Highway projects, necessitating a need to rename the streets. With the implementation of the Next Gen E911 standards, Cumberland County cannot have two streets with the same name within the same Fire Response zone, in order to promote efficient emergency service response.
Property owners were notified and given the opportunity for input on the respective roads.
Issues/Analysis:
SN-0510 - County Staff contacted the owners of the parcels that abutted Century Circle. Eight property owners were contacted, two owners suggested Gratton Road, however after coordination with Emergency Services, the proposed street name Gratton Road is a possible sound-alike for Groton Avenue in Fayetteville. County Staff’s recommendation is Midship Road.
SN-0511 - County Staff contacted the owner of each parcel that abuts the bisected portion of Strickland Bridge Road. Four property owners were contacted and Crestwick Road received the decisive vote.
SN-0512- County Staff contacted the owner of every parcel that abuts the redesigned portion of Barefoot Road. Thirteen property owners were contacted, and Chadstone Road received the decisive vote.
SN-0513 - County Staff contacted the owner of each parcel that abuts the portion of Strickland Bridge Road. Twenty property owners were contacted and Brinkman Road received the decisive vote.
SN-0514 - County staff contacted the owner of each parcel that abuts the severed portion of Eunice Drive. Five property owners were contacted and no responses were received, so County staff chose Bellhop Drive.
The county has sent these requests to the City for the Council to hold a public hearing and vote on the renamings.
The County has evaluated the petitions and has not found any conflicts or duplications with the proposed names and recommends approval of the name changes.
Attached is a copy of the legal descriptions and ordinances officially renaming the following five streets, SN-0510 - the re-alignment of Century Circle to Midship Road, SN-0511 - the bisected Strickland Bridge Road to Crestwick Road, SN-0512 - portion of Barefoot Road to Chadstone Road, SN-0513 - portion of Strickland Bridge Road to Brinkman Road, and SN-0514 - portion of Eunice Drive to Bellhop Drive
Budget Impact:
The renaming of these streets would cause a minimal impact on the City’s budget
Options:
1. Approve the renaming of all or a portion of the following five streets, SN-0510 - the re-alignment of Century Circle to Midship Road, SN-0511 - the bisected Strickland Bridge Road to Crestwick Road, SN-0512 - portion of Barefoot Road to Chadstone Road, SN-0513 - portion of Strickland Bridge Road to Brinkman Road, and SN-0514 - portion of Eunice Drive to Bellhop Drive.
2. Deny the renaming of all or a portion of the streets
Recommended Action::Recommended Action
Staff recommends that Council hold a public hearing and approve the requested renaming of these five streets.
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Attachments:
• Memos Requesting Street Name Change
• Ordinances