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Residents tell council they face food insecurity and sewage backups; neighbors ask for buffers and traffic study before buildout
Summary
During public comment, residents described children arriving at their homes because food stamps were cut off and chronic sewer pump backups at 121 E. Main Street; others asked for clearer buffer requirements and the traffic‑study results before rezoning decisions.
Several Statesboro residents used public comment to call attention to urgent neighborhood problems and to press the council on process and mitigation.
Annie Bellington told council she has had children come to her house seeking food after their food‑stamp benefits were cut off. “Every day for almost 2 months, those kids coming to my house looking for food,” she said, and asked whether the city could do more to help families who have lost benefits.
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