TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Lachelle H. Pulliam, City Attorney
FROM: Kecia N. Parker, Real Estate Manager
DATE: April 27, 2026
RE:Title
Adopt Resolution Calling a Public Hearing Regarding the Permanent Closing of a Portion of Fargo DriveTitle
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
5
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal IV: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
N.C.G.S. ?160A-299 gives authority and procedures for the City to permanently close a city street or alley. The City of Fayetteville has received a petition from Cape Fear Valley Hospital Systems to permanently close a portion of Fargo Drive which has never been constructed or opened. The portion of the street to be closed was dedicated on a plat dated August 1959 entitled "Bordeaux, Section IV" and recorded in the Cumberland County Registry in Plat Book 22, Page 52. The property abutting said street has been recombined to allow for future development in a plat entitled "Recombination And Easement Plat Cumberland County Hospital Systems, Inc" dated September 2025, and recorded in Plat Book 153, Pages 106-108 of the Cumberland County Registry on October 2, 2025. Permanently closing the street will not deny access to any property owners. The City Council must adopt a resolution declaring its intent to close the street and call a public hearing on the question. Staff proposes to set the public hearing for June 8, 2026, in accordance with statutory requirements. A resolution and map of the proposed closing are attached for reference.
Background:
* The City of Fayetteville has received a petition to permanently close a portion of Fargo Drive.
* N.C.G.S. ?160A-299 gives authority and procedures required for the City to permanently close a city street or alley.
* This closing will not landlock abutting property owners.
* A map of the proposed closing is attached for reference.
Issues/Analysis:
* No access will be denied t...
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