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Woodbine residents urge county help for town center and safer crossings after fatal crash
Summary
Two residents told the Camden County board that Woodbine is struggling and urged county support to preserve the town seat; one speaker also requested a crosswalk or caution light on US 17 after a Christmas-time pedestrian death.
Several Woodbine residents used the boards public-comment period to urge county action on safety and downtown revitalization.
Janet Heath said the county should work with the Georgia Department of Transportation and the sheriffs office to add a crosswalk, caution light or other traffic-calming measures near the grocery store and Dollar General on U.S. 17, citing the death of Jordan Butler at Christmas time. Heath said the road is busy and drivers treat it like an interstate, and she asked the county to "just call attention to that" in coordination with state and county agencies.
Janie Everett said she was distressed after being told by phone on Christmas Eve that Woodbines charter might be dissolved. She urged the county to help the town update its charter and restore services, saying Woodbine is the county seat and that the town has lost businesses and local services in recent years. Everett described housing and service pressures in other parts of the county and urged officials to "help each other" to preserve Woodbines hometown character.
Board members thanked both speakers. The transcript records the public-comment appeals but reflects no immediate board action or commitment to specific projects during the meeting. The comments were entered into the record for future consideration.
