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Council approves first reading of revised private-roads policy ordinance on 5'2 vote
Summary
Sumter County Council approved first reading of Ordinance #25-1034 to adopt revised private-roads procedures and policies. The motion passed 5'2; councilmember Washington moved and Councilmember Greene seconded.
Sumter County Council on Aug. 26 approved first reading of Ordinance #25-1034, a proposal to adopt revised procedures and policies governing private roads in the county.
County staff presented the ordinance as a procedural update aimed at clarifying the county's role in private-road maintenance and the process by which property owners may transfer ownership of private roads to the county for repair. Councilmember Carlton B. Washington moved for first reading and Councilmember Tasha Gardner-Greene seconded; the motion passed by a 5'2 vote.
During committee reporting, Councilmember Washington said the county will publicly release information about the private roads program, including the steps homeowners must complete to transfer ownership of private roads to the county so the county can perform repairs to improve emergency-service access. Council did not adopt the ordinance at final reading; first-reading approval moves the measure forward for subsequent action under the county's ordinance procedures.
The council did not record specific amendments or the names of members voting yes/no in the minutes beyond the 5'2 tally noted in the record.
