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Residents press council on growth, EMS delays in Liberty Hill and long-running drainage problems
Summary
During public comment at the April 28 Kershaw County Council meeting, residents raised concerns about vacant impact studies on subdivisions, slow EMS response times in Liberty Hill, and a decade‑old drainage problem around a pecan orchard; speakers urged council to prioritize impact studies and infrastructure before approving permit-allocation changes.
Multiple residents used the public‑comment period at the April 28 Kershaw County Council meeting to press elected officials on growth management, public-safety response times and neighborhood drainage.
Lee Reed of Lake Wateree described what he called “unacceptable” EMS response times for the Beaver Creek/Liberty Hill area, saying the average there was nearly 27 minutes and recounting a personal account in which an ambulance arrived about 45 minutes after a 911 call. Reed asked that the county “approve, fund, and install a full time ambulance or…
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