Title
Request to Rename County Facility
Action
ACTION:
1. Receive an application submitted by LUESA Director, Ebenezer S. Gujjarlapudi to rename the LUESA Suttle Avenue facility located at 2145 Suttle Ave to the "RUSSELL S. ROZZELLE OFFICE BUILDING"
2. Schedule a public hearing on September 3, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. to receive public comment on the proposed re-naming.
Staff Contact: Ebenezer S. Gujjarlapudi, Director, LUESA
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
An application for the renaming has been submitted by Ebenezer Gujjarlapudi, LUESA Director in honor of the long-time dedicated and accomplished employee who passed away unexpectedly on May 13, 2025, before he was able to retire from County employment.
With over 45 years of service in local government as the Water Quality Program Manager for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services, Russell "Rusty" Rozzelle spent his career dedicated to the mission of preserving and restoring our local surface water resources. His career included many significant achievements that set the foundation for water resource management on a local, regional, and state level.
Rusty’s passion for water quality and collaboration enabled Mecklenburg County, the Towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill and Pineville, Central Piedmont Community College and Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System to obtain the first joint National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit in the State of NC, which provided for efficient government and consistent water quality protection throughout the County.
Rusty ensured the ultimate protection of local lakes and streams through the development, adoption, and implementation of multiple protective ordinances for Mecklenburg County, the City of Charlotte, and the Towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill and Pineville. Beginning in 1993, he developed the Water Supply Watershed Buffers to help protect the public water supp...
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