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Residents raise development, infrastructure and accessibility concerns; council hears public input on Midtown Village, Palmetto Street traffic and accessibility
Summary
Multiple residents told council at the Oct. 6 meeting that recent and proposed development near Midtown Village is straining local infrastructure and wetlands buffers; others raised traffic safety on Palmetto Street, downtown wheelchair accessibility and nuisance/crime concerns at Crane Creek Apartments.
Conway, South Carolina — During public input at the Oct. 6 City Council meeting, residents raised a cluster of concerns about growth, infrastructure and accessibility.
Neighbors of Midtown Village urged council to consider larger wetland buffers and slowed or smaller footprints for new developments. "If we could get 50 feet back that way just because there's some seclusion back there, there's some wildlife back there," resident Sue Taylor told council, arguing that construction is encroaching on green space near homes. Several speakers said multiple new…
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