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Residents urge Sumter County Council to address unsafe private dirt roads; members agree to revisit
Summary
Residents and Council members told Sumter County Council on March 12 that private dirt roads are impassable in bad weather, delaying emergency response; Councilman Carlton B. Washington asked the issue be placed on the March 26 main agenda for action despite an Attorney General opinion limiting county authority.
Sumter County residents told the County Council on March 12 that several rural private dirt roads become dangerous and effectively impassable after rain, and Council members agreed to put the matter back on the March 26 agenda for further discussion.
Councilman Carlton B. Washington said he loses sleep over the problem and described roads including Shakemia Road, Fellow Lane, Pisgah Mail Road, Rembert and Deer Run Lane as causing access problems for emergency responders and for elderly residents. Washington said the County Administrator has an opinion from the South Carolina Attorney General saying the…
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