Huntersville adopts Hager's Road abandonment, approves CRTPO submittal and makes several appointments
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Summary
The board unanimously adopted an order to abandon a portion of Hager's Road, approved a CRTPO funding submittal seeking $3,206,855 for the Irvin Cook/Oliver Hager extension and made four committee/authority appointments, including the town’s seat on the new Mecklenburg Public Transportation Authority.
At its Nov. 18 meeting, the Huntersville Board of Commissioners took several formal actions, approving a roadway abandonment, a regional transportation funding submittal and multiple appointments to boards and authorities.
Hager’s Road abandonment: After a public hearing, the board adopted an order to abandon the approximately 150‑foot segment of Hager’s Road described in the staff exhibit. Staff explained the segment no longer intersects McCord Road because of a NCDOT‑approved roundabout realignment and that the area to be abandoned totals about 8,400 square feet (approximately 0.92 acres). The petitioner, William Hager, seeks to recombine abutting parcels; the motion to adopt the order carried unanimously.
Appointments: The board appointed Anthony Lindsay as Huntersville’s primary member and Michael Fose as the alternate member to the new Mecklenburg Public Transportation Authority (MPTA), created under recent legislation related to county transportation funding (the PAVE Act). The recorded vote named commissioners Rivers, Walsh, Hunt and Quarles in favor and Commissioner Burzeman opposed. The board also unanimously appointed Jessica Horton to the Mecklenburg County Agricultural Advisory Board and appointed Heiner Dornberg to the Environmental Sustainability Committee for the remainder of the unexpired term (that motion passed with one recorded opposition by Commissioner Burzeman).
CRTPO package and CIP amendment: Staff corrected a draft resolution and presented an updated application to CRTPO to request the remaining portion of previously sought funds. The town is requesting $3,206,855 to complete the Irvin Cook Road (formerly Oliver Hager Road) extension and roundabout plus the extension of South Birkdale Commons Parkway; the board approved the submittal and related CIP amendment unanimously.
Routine motions: Earlier in the meeting the board approved an amended agenda (including shifting one consent item into other business) and adopted the consent agenda; those motions carried without recorded opposition.
What happens next: The road abandonment will be processed according to state statute and local procedures; the CRTPO application will be evaluated by regional staff and funding decisions made through CRTPO processes. Several zoning text amendments heard the same night are scheduled for planning board review and return to the commissioners on Dec. 16.
