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Council committees flag Dollar General noise, Pike Road hazards and propose fireworks ordinance review
Summary
Council’s Public Safety Committee passed along concerns over a Dollar General store’s 3 a.m. trash pickup and incomplete fencing, urged coordinated action on Pike Road/Highway 378 safety, and asked Vice Chairman Byrd to work with the sheriff on a potential fireworks ordinance.
During committee reports at the July 26 Sumter County Council meeting, members raised several public-safety and nuisance issues and asked staff for follow-up.
Councilman Carlton B. Washington, chair of the Public Safety Committee, summarized that a local resident, G. C. Floyd, asked the Dollar General near their neighborhood to change its trash collection time away from 3:00 a.m. because of noise; the company had promised a fence and landscaping that had not yet been completed. Washington said the county will work with the store to address the noise and aesthetic concerns, and the Sheriff will look into speeding issues raised by residents.
Tasha Gardner of the Litter Advisory Board urged a coordinated effort among city, county and state agencies to erect fencing that would deter dangerous crossings at Pike Road and Highway 378; the committee agreed to investigate immediate options and report back. The committee also discussed a proposed fireworks ordinance — modeled on a measure being considered in Richland County — to regulate times, types and safety of fireworks; Vice Chairman James R. Byrd was appointed to collaborate with the Sheriff and bring recommendations to the committee.
No ordinance was adopted at the meeting; the committee set follow-up items for staff and law-enforcement coordination.
