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Residents oppose abandonment of Colleton County roads; council leaves roads under county maintenance
Summary
After extended public comment from farmers and residents, Colleton County Council declined to abandon maintenance of portions of Backman Road and Rydell Cemetery Road and instead left the roads under county maintenance.
Dozens of residents and farmers told the Colleton County Council on Jan. 7 that abandoning maintenance of portions of Backman Road and Rydell Cemetery Road would harm farms, deny access to family cemeteries and create traffic‑safety risks.
Marion Barnes, who said her family used the roadway since 1969, told the council that three cemeteries rely on the road for access and that her community uses the route for farm vehicles and to reach storage and grain bins. Barnes said the road segment proposed for abandonment is approximately four‑tenths of a mile and that,…
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