Title
Public Hearing - Suttle Avenue Name Change
Action
ACTION:
1) Open a public hearing to hear comments on the proposed renaming of Suttle Avenue to Russell S. Rozzelle Office Building
2) Close public hearing and approve the renaming of Suttle Avenue to Russell S. Rozzelle Office Building
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, Rusty Rozzelle has spent his career dedicated to the mission of preserving and restoring our local surface water resources. His career has included many significant achievements that have 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 provides for good/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 supplies in Lake Norman, Mountain Island Lake, and Lake Wylie. In 1...
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