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Resident tells Horry County council cones at recycling center cause traffic, urges painted lines
Summary
At the July 15 Horry County Council meeting, resident James Millward described congestion and a safety incident at a county recycling center after staff used cones to create two lanes, urged painted lane markings and re‑siting of yard‑waste to ease backups.
James Millward, the lone public speaker at the Horry County Council meeting on July 15, said cones placed at a county recycling center have created traffic backups and a safety hazard and urged officials to replace cones with painted lines.
"They put cones up right in this area and make it two lanes," Millward said, describing a pickup truck filled with "about 30 to 50 bags of trash" that blocked other users. He said a driver became frustrated, ran over a weighted cone and dragged it out of the lot; Millward said he followed the truck, retrieved the damaged cone and put it in his car because it could become a projectile. "It's tore up and split," he said of the cone.
Millward told council the cones have caused longer queues that sometimes back up into adjacent areas and that yard‑waste staging during storms further blocks access to recycling bins. He suggested county staff paint permanent lane markings and move yard‑waste to a different area used for bulky items and mattresses, saying painting would be cheaper than repeatedly replacing heavy, weighted cones.
Chairman responded to Millward at the meeting, saying staff would look into the concern and thanking him for speaking. The transcript records multiple council members acknowledging the issue but does not record a formal staff report, policy change, or commitment with a deadline.
Details Millward provided — the estimated 30–50 bags in a single pickup/trailer, the presence of cones, and his description of the cone containing steel weights — were given as firsthand observations; the council did not discuss a follow‑up plan on the record. The county's official response, any planned operational changes at the recycling center, and the cost comparison between painting and cone replacement were not specified in the meeting record.
Next steps: The council closed public input after the comment and moved on to agenda business. No staff presentation or formal motion about recycling center traffic was recorded in the transcript that night.
