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Residents push for drug court, jail accountability and county museum; litter and tap fees also raised at Harnett County meeting
Summary
During the public comment period, residents urged commissioners to create a local drug court, demanded accountability for deaths in the county jail, suggested a county museum and highlighted litter and tap-fee concerns. Several speakers described personal experiences and asked the commission to take specific follow-up steps.
Residents used the Feb. 3 public comment period at the Harnett County Board of Commissioners' meeting to press for criminal-justice reforms and community projects, including calls for a drug court, accountability in the sheriff’s office, a county museum and more volunteer support for roadside litter cleanup.
Why it matters: Speakers tied their requests to public safety, long-term fiscal and social impacts, and community identity. Several speakers described personal experience with addiction, incarceration or county services, and asked the commissioners to pursue concrete programs and oversight.
Calls for a drug court Multiple speakers urged the county to establish a drug court or other court-supervised treatment program. Katie Setzer Muir told commissioners she had researched drug courts in other North Carolina counties and said local law enforcement, including Sheriff Wayne Coates, had expressed support. Muir described drug court as a way to provide treatment and reduce long-term costs related to…
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