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Residents say new Highway 52 drainage work creates safety, maintenance concerns; city says state-led project
Summary
Residents near Florida Avenue told the Lake City Council on Feb. 11 that newly dug, deep ditches from the Highway 52 infrastructure project pose hazards to children and homes. City staff said the project is overseen and funded by the South Carolina Office of Resilience and that adding pipe would require additional funding or change orders.
Residents who live along Florida Avenue told the Lake City City Council on Feb. 11 that the state-led Highway 52 infrastructure drainage work has created large, V-shaped ditches that they say are dangerous and an eyesore.
At the meeting, a representative of the Florida Avenue residents’ committee and a speaker identified as Tracy said the newly excavated ditches behind homes are “deeper and wider” than expected and that one backyard now resembles a “drop off cliff,” posing a hazard to children and pets. The speakers asked the council to pursue piping the ditches and better landscaping or to require construction fencing around excavated areas.
The council asked staff to explain the project. Ricky Sims, who the mayor invited to…
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