Placement: Second Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 22-103, Public Hearing, An Ordinance Renaming the Paar Drive Right-of-Way to Hegener Drive and Renaming the Existing Hegener Drive Right-of-Way to Tom Mackie Boulevard in the Southwest Annexation Area.
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Submitted By: Mary Savage Dunham, Director of Planning & Zoning for Wes McCurry, CRA Director
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Mission to be responsive to our community.
Executive Summary (General Business): Request to rename the Paar Drive right-of-way to Hegener Drive, and to rename the Hegener Drive right-of-way to Tom Mackie Boulevard, as depicted on the attached maps.
Presentation Information: Staff may make a brief presentation if Council desires one.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve Ordinance renaming the Paar Drive Right-of-way to Hegener Drive and renaming the existing Hegener Drive right-of-way to Tom Mackie Boulevard, providing for conflict, providing for severability, and providing and effective date.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the Ordinance.
2. Move that the Council Deny the Ordinance and provide direction to staff.
Background: Paar Drive has been the name identified with the East-West No. 4 roadway within Southern Grove and continuing west through Riverland and Wilson Groves DRIs terminating at Rangeline Road (approximately 4.6 miles). It was designated as Paar Drive due to the originally proposed overpass at Interstate 95 which would have connected this road segment to the existing Paar Drive on the east side of I-95. The City's Comprehensive Plan was recently amended to remove the proposed overpass, hence this road will not connect to Paar Drive east of I-95. At the current time, approximately 0.8 miles of Paar Drive from Anthony F. Sansone Sr Boulevard west to the entrance of the Kenley neighborhood is being constructed. Without the overpass, ther...
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