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Council members and residents raise concerns about impassable private roads, state-maintained routes and litter enforcement
Summary
Councilman Carlton Washington reported meetings with residents about 137 state roads in his district and urged action on impassable county and private roads and litter enforcement; public commenters described an impassable private road (Fellow Lane) and a fire-damaged historic Black hospital raising preservation concerns.
Councilman Carlton B. Washington reported attending a Jan. 3 meeting with roughly 100 residents in Rafting Creek where residents raised persistent complaints about road conditions — including state and county roads — in Council District 1, which Washington said contains 137 state roads. He said private roads across multiple districts are sometimes impassable, hindering emergency access, and requested that road issues be placed on the next agenda. He also said litter enforcement is insufficient and asked for Litter Officers to report to council.
During public comment Kimberly Blanding said Fellow Lane, a private road off Highway 261, becomes impassable when it rains and asked the council to intervene. Lewis Watkins described a recent fire at a Broad Street building that had housed the state's first Black hospital and urged preservation of Black heritage sites, saying the building suffered significant water damage and could face demolition.
Vice Chairman Byrd and other members directed that the litter issue fall under the Public Works Committee and discussed enforcement and outreach; Councilman Washington agreed to that approach but requested a report from Litter Officers on enforcement activity and possible use of cameras for enforcement.
