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District 2 representative urges stronger action on trash, gunshots and traffic

Whiteville City Council · September 10, 2024
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Summary

A speaker identifying as representing District 2 described personal and neighborhood safety harms — including gunshots and traffic incidents — and urged the council to respond to residents' calls for accountability.

A speaker who identified as representing District 2 urged the council to address what they described as repeated failures to respond to neighborhood problems, including trash, gunshots and traffic incidents. "I represent District 2," the speaker said, adding that a family member uses a wheelchair and that they have "had to duck from gunshots," framing the concerns as personal and urgent.

The speaker said they were "dug in" and pressed the council for more decisive response to repeated incidents. Council and staff responses in the transcript indicated discussion and promises to coordinate follow-up through manager updates, but the transcript does not record a specific action, timeline, or allocation of resources to address the claims.