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Resident raises loose-dog complaints; owner at 214 West Main requests angled downtown parking
Summary
During public comment Kim Dice asked the council to address repeated loose‑dog incidents and cited town ordinances; Tek Smith of 214 West Main Street told the council upcoming storefront work will block parking and urged a return to angled parking.
Public comment at the Darlington Town Council meeting on June 4 centered on neighborhood concerns about loose dogs and downtown parking.
Kim Dice described repeated incidents of dogs running loose near her house, said she has reported them to the local police and to the county sheriff, and told the council she had cited several town code ordinances in support of enforcement. The council agreed to consult the town attorney and to follow up with Ms. Dice on unanswered questions about citations and enforcement procedures.
Separately, building owner Tek Smith said renovation work at 214 West Main Street will require temporarily blocking on‑street parking for about three months. Mr. Smith asked that the council consider returning downtown spaces to angled parking once the work is complete to improve parking capacity.
During staff reports, Marshall Kevin Crull of the Darlington Police Department provided the April activity log and May schedule by email and informed the council that the police department will assume the town’s code‑enforcement duties, a procedural change the council did not detail further in the meeting minutes.
The council did not announce an enforcement timeline or a specific ordinance citation to resolve Ms. Dice’s questions; those follow‑up items were assigned to the town attorney and staff.
