It doesn’t happen often but periodically there is a need to change the name of a roadway. This used to happen quite a bit when the 911 emergency systems was being implemented. To be assured that an emergency response was going to the right place similar names in the county needed to be sorted so there was no confusion about where help was needed. At times this meant a name change to a roadway.
Our code provides for street names changes by petition. A petition of 75% of the abutting property owners must sign the petition to have the council consider the change in the name. To make the name change, an ordinance would be adopted changing the street name from the current one to the new name.
Wartman Road is the road under consideration. This roadway was the original Northwoods Lane and the majority of the original roadway was vacated when a new right-of-way for Northwoods was established. What remained after the vacation was a road of approximately 200 feet. The property owners at the time were the Wartman’s so it made sense to go with that name.
We now have new owners of the property and they felt a different name was appropriate. They requested the name Darner Lane. No that is not their last name, but rather it is a type of dragonfly. With the up north feel and prevalence of dragonflies it is a rather nice name for a street. It’s interesting Breezy Point has all sorts of theme named roadways but bugs are not one of them.
In any event the roadway was renamed to Darner Lane and with that change comes a new sign and changes to the map.
