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Residents urge Sumter County action on roadside safety and cleanup of burned hospital site

Sumter County Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Two residents told Sumter County Council on Sept. 12, 2023 they are concerned about a woman pushing a wheelchair along Highway 261 and about an abandoned burned Community Hospital site where people are congregating; one commenter also requested donations to maintain Walker Cemetery.

Two residents used the public‑comment period at the Sept. 12 Sumter County Council meeting to raise community safety and historic‑site concerns.

George Bates, a local resident, told council members that a community member routinely walks a wheelchair along Highway 261 between Cougar Way and downtown Wedgefield, placing the woman at risk from…

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