Letter | Public engagement key for road improvements in South Carolina

Public engagement key for road improvements

Despite some recent road improvements in Horry County, I remain very concerned about deplorable road conditions in our state. Both the S.C. House and Senate have proposed bills to address the issues with various plans to raise money to fund the needed repairs, but looming is the threat from Gov. Haley that if her plan, which includes an income tax reduction, is not adopted, she will veto it.

Quite simply, we cannot and must not continue this bickering where nothing meaningful gets done and our roads continue to crumble. It’s time for all to come together and fix our infrastructure correctly once and for all.

I cannot stress strongly enough that we all, the citizens of South Carolina, must express our concerns to all our elected officials, from local town council members to Haley and everyone in between.

This is something I’ve been doing regularly but a lone voice frequently falls on deaf ears.

It is equally important that we also express our concerns publicly by writing op-eds, as I’ve done here, and attending local town meetings, which I do whenever the opportunity presents itself.

This story was originally published April 30, 2015 at 1:58 PM with the headline "Letter | Public engagement key for road improvements in South Carolina."