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Residents ask council for help paving Kurz Road; county schedules October community meetings
Summary
During public comment, residents asked the council about paving 1515 Kurz Road and were told the county will hold community meetings in October but that the process does not guarantee paving. A resident also praised council collaboration and suggested more youth amenities for rural areas.
At the public-comment portion of the meeting, resident James McCoy asked the Sumter County Council for help getting 1515 Kurz Road paved, saying the road becomes inaccessible when it rains and is adjacent to the paved McCoy Road.
Council and staff directed McCoy to upcoming community meetings and to county staff for follow-up. A county representative cautioned that the public meeting process “does not promise paving” but encouraged attendance; the record lists community meetings on Oct. 20 at the Eastern Community Center and Oct. 27 at the Salterstown community center to address road-related and other local issues.
Another resident, Austin Floyd, spoke in support of the council’s recent collaborative tone and suggested the county consider programs or amenities used by the city — such as spray parks or community pools — to give rural children more summer recreation options. Floyd said he and his family attended a community block grant meeting and wanted to see how the political process works.
Why it matters: rural road access and infrastructure maintenance directly affect residents’ daily travel and property access. The county’s public meetings are the next step for residents seeking information and potential solutions, but county staff and council emphasized attendance does not guarantee a paving outcome.
Councilors and county staff encouraged residents to attend the listed meetings for more detailed discussion and for staff to gather local input for possible future action.
