Complex sentence: A proposal to rename the airport to "Central North Carolina International Airport" passed in December 2017; the renaming was slated to become effective on January 1,2018, however due to public outcry the name change is on hold.
Split into simpler sentences: A proposal to rename the airport to "Central North Carolina International Airport" passed in December 2017; the renaming was slated to become effective on January 1,2018. However, due to public outcry the name change is on hold.