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Residents raise polling-site safety and traffic concerns, and other community issues, at Harnett County meeting
Summary
During the public-comment period, residents praised volunteer litter pickup, raised concerns about polling places at schools and traffic at Western Harnett, reported alleged prison staff misconduct, and objected to reducing public comment time.
HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. — Multiple residents used the Sept. 2 public-comment period at the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting to raise local concerns, including polling-site safety and traffic at Western Harnett, volunteer litter removal, allegations about prison staff conduct, and opposition to shortening the public-comment period.
Larry Mitchell, a volunteer litter picker, praised Soil and Water Conservation District employee Morgan Pope for coordinating cleanup efforts with the N.C. Department of Transportation and the sheriff’s office. Mitchell said volunteers reported large amounts of dumped debris, including mattresses, hubcaps and dozens of D-sized batteries at a site on…
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