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Residents urge pedestrian safety measures after student death; resident seeks complaint reporting system
Sumter County Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary
During public comment Samuel Myers urged pedestrian safety improvements on Highway 378 after a student death and requested data from SCDOT; Lewis Watkins asked for a complaint-number system and regular Service Delivery Reports to inform budgeting.
Two members of the public spoke during the Feb. 8 comment period, raising separate community-safety and accountability concerns.
Samuel Myers, a Walnut Hill resident, said a Sumter School District student was killed while trying to cross Highway 378; he told council he had…
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