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Public commenter urges council to retain road-maintenance fee support for transit as ordinance repealing allocation moves forward
Summary
During the public hearing on Ordinance 62-2026 (a proposal to repeal the county code provision allocating a portion of the road maintenance fee to public transportation), Professor Sarah Rich, a staff member of the Coastal Conservation League, urged council members to vote no and to maintain dual funding streams for transit and congestion reduction.
The council held second reading and a public hearing on Ordinance 62-2026, which would repeal the portion of Section 19-12 of the Horry County Code that allocates part of the road-maintenance fee to support public transportation within the county. After the ordinance was introduced, the public hearing was opened and one commenter, Professor Sarah Rich, spoke in opposition to the repeal and in favor of maintaining the transit allocation.
Sarah Rich identified herself to the record and described both personal and environmental reasons for opposing repeal: she said she is a Coastal Conservation League staff member and that the new Route 7 benefits Conway residents by providing direct access to the airport in under an hour. She urged the council to "please vote no to keep the road maintenance fee provision for mass transit in our community" and asked council to increase support for mass transit to reduce congestion. After hearing public comment the council closed the hearing and proceeded; the transcript records a council vote to move forward (ayes reported). The transcript does not include detailed debate by council members on the policy merits beyond closing the hearing and voting to proceed.
