The Joint Planning Board will consider the Stedman Area Land
Use Plan for approval at the board’s meeting Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. The meeting will
be held in the courtroom of the Cumberland County Historic Courthouse, located
at 130 Gillespie St., Fayetteville. The meeting is open to the public.
Information about the meeting was mailed to property owners
in the Stedman area. The Stedman Area Land Use Plan can be viewed on online at
the following link:
http://www.co.cumberland.nc.us/docs/default-source/planning-documents/comprensive-planning/stedman-area-lu-draft-plan-11_20_19.pdf?sfvrsn=ae2d4089_2
The Stedman Area Land Use Plan seeks to guide the future
development of the area while also addressing the health, safety and overall
quality of life for its residents. The plan was formulated by obtaining input
from citizens, researching and analyzing census data and existing conditions
and reviewing current plans. Information meetings were held starting in
February and a rough draft of the plan was submitted to the Stedman Area
Citizens’ Committee Sept. 19.
The plan must go before the Cumberland County Board of
Commissioner for final approval.
In general terms, the Stedman Area is defined as the entire
area of the Stedman town limits and a distance extending approximately two
miles outside the town limits of Stedman. The area extends north to Maxwell,
Wade-Stedman, Oak Grove Church and Bainbridge roads; west to Shelton Beard
Road, areas in the vicinity of Rob Road, Aurora Street and Carl Freeman Road;
south to N.C. Highway 210 and Ava Road and east to the South River, which forms
the border between Cumberland and Sampson counties. The area covers
approximately 31 square miles, or 20,000 acres.
The widening of N.C. Highway 24 to four lanes from
Fayetteville all the way across Cumberland County has improved access from
Stedman to Fayetteville and is listed as one of the key factors in the need for
comprehensive planning in the Stedman area.
The Joint Planning Board meets on the first and third
Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Historic Courthouse. For more
information, go to co.cumberland.nc.us
or call 910-678-7629 or 910-678-7611.