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Residents raise railroad crossing, sidewalks and digital-access concerns during Gadsden County public comment
Summary
Public commenters urged the county to repair a hazardous railroad crossing, improve sidewalks and road maintenance and to expand online public access to documents. A community group speaker also voiced solidarity with national protests and concern about increased law-enforcement funding.
At the start of the budget workshop, members of the public used the meeting’s public-comment period to raise local infrastructure and access issues, including a hazardous railroad crossing on Mike Salem Road, poor road and sidewalk conditions, and limited online public records.
Richard Copeland told commissioners the railroad crossing at Mike Salem Road (intersection with Hardaway Highway) has deteriorated cross ties and exposed spikes that he said pose a safety hazard and asked the county to investigate repair or paving of the road. Copeland cited multiple nearby…
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