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Scotland County commissioners request NCDOT review of Lees Mill Road bridge signage
Summary
After a resident's public complaint about enforcement at a bridge on Lees Mill Road, the Scotland County Board of Commissioners voted to ask the North Carolina Department of Transportation to evaluate signage and safety at the Lees Mill Road bridge over Shoe Hill Creek.
Scotland County commissioners voted May 5 to ask the North Carolina Department of Transportation to review signage and safety at the Lees Mill Road bridge over Shoe Hill Creek following public complaints about enforcement and fines.
The action grew out of public comment by Jimmy Watts, who told the board he had been cited and fined in connection with activity near the bridge and said he believed he had been retaliated against after publicizing the issue. County Manager April Snead told commissioners she had contacted NCDOT and found agency files showing a “no fishing from bridge” sign dated February 2006 and “no parking” signs dated February 2013 but no documentation explaining why either sign was installed. Snead said NCDOT staff told…
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