[2:28] Good evening. I hereby call to session
[2:31] November 10th, 2025, Wayne City Council.
[2:34] Uh, Mr. S, you leave us.
[2:38] » Yes, Mr. Mayor.
[2:40] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[2:43] United States of America and to the
[2:46] republic for which it stands, one nation
[2:49] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[2:52] justice for all.
[2:54] » Thank you, Mr.
[2:57] » If you wish to speak at the citizens
[3:00] comment, uh there is a signup sheet in
[3:02] the back u for you to sign up.
[3:08] Item two on the agenda is adoption of
[3:10] the meeting agenda. Is there a motion to
[3:12] amend to adopt the agenda?
[3:14] » I move.
[3:14] » Thank you, Mr. Sto. Is there a second?
[3:16] » Second.
[3:17] » Thank you, Mr. Wood. Any discussion? All
[3:19] in favor of adopting the agenda, say I.
[3:22] » I. Any oppose? Eyes have it for zero.
[3:25] For the record, Mr. um Short is absent
[3:28] today. And so, we want to keep uh his
[3:31] family in our thoughts and prayers as he
[3:35] deals with uh illness of his mother.
[3:39] » [cough]
[3:41] » Item three is matters from the mayor. I
[3:43] had the honor and privilege of giving
[3:45] welcoming remarks on Friday for the co
[3:48] falling comrade ceremony. So, this this
[3:51] particular ceremony is specifically
[3:52] aimed at our living veterans and first
[3:55] responders along with their family
[3:57] members um who may be going through um
[4:02] some suffering or or having long-lasting
[4:04] scars from calls or or things that
[4:08] happened to them in war. So, we were
[4:10] able to uh acknowledge and honor them.
[4:13] Uh it was a a really good good ceremony.
[4:16] I was very honored to be asked to give
[4:20] Welcoming remarks.
[4:22] Item four, matters from council.
[4:26] Um, I did have the, uh, pleasure of
[4:29] going out to the VOTE open house the
[4:31] other night. Um, as usual, it was very
[4:33] impressive. They have a lot of very good
[4:35] adult learning programs as well as
[4:37] programs for the youth at the high
[4:39] school. Um, definitely want to continue
[4:41] to u make our students and our community
[4:44] aware of the opportunities that that
[4:46] affords. um and look forward to future
[4:48] partnership with Votech and carrying on.
[4:51] [clears throat]
[4:52] » Um and I second I also attended the
[4:54] Valley Votech uh tour uh where I had the
[4:57] opportunity to work with a a local firm
[5:00] as well as the uh teacher there that
[5:03] teaches uh masonry uh and has so has
[5:07] done so in excess of it seems like 40
[5:09] years or so. So went went to that and
[5:12] then also had the uh opportunity to do a
[5:15] grand reopening uh of the uh big lots uh
[5:19] here uh in Wesboro as well.
[5:24] » I just want to say uh congratulations to
[5:27] the Wsboro varsity football team. Um,
[5:31] you know, they've had a rough couple of
[5:32] years and they didn't have a come out of
[5:34] the season with a winning record, but
[5:35] they win more this year than they've
[5:37] done in the past and coach Bane up there
[5:39] has really done a lot of work with those
[5:41] kids and uh I know a three- win season
[5:44] ain't a lot for a lot of people, but is
[5:45] a big success for Wesboro and it's just
[5:47] a move forward ahead. So, big
[5:49] congratulations to Coach Bane and and
[5:51] those especially those seniors who put
[5:53] so much effort in the last few years um
[5:56] into something they love so much. So, I
[5:58] just want to for the record say
[5:59] congratulations to Wayneboro varsity
[6:01] football team.
[6:03] » Okay. Item five, consideration of the
[6:06] consent agenda. Is there a motion to
[6:08] adopt the consent agenda?
[6:10] » So move.
[6:10] » Thank you, Mr. Wood. Is there a second?
[6:12] » I'll second.
[6:13] » Thank you, Mr. Slo. Any discussion? All
[6:15] in favor, please say I.
[6:17] » I.
[6:18] » Eyes have it. 40.
[6:20] Item six is consider introducing an
[6:22] ordinance amending city code chapter 82
[6:26] article 1 section 14 use of trucks on
[6:29] certain streets restricted. Mr. H.
[6:33] » Good evening Mr. Mayor, members of
[6:34] council. Um this ordinance u to simplify
[6:38] uh provides for one addition and one
[6:40] deletion from the uh restriction on
[6:43] truck traffic. Um the restriction will
[6:47] be applied to Sherwood Avenue
[6:50] um from the city limits to its terminus
[6:53] and then the deletion involves um Oak
[6:56] Lane and um no public hearing is
[7:00] required and if you need for me to
[7:02] elaborate on that further um I can do
[7:05] so.
[7:07] Any questions for Miss?
[7:10] » No.
[7:12] » All right. Is there a motion to
[7:13] introduce the ordinance?
[7:14] » I'll make that motion.
[7:16] » Thank you, Mr. Wood. Is there a second?
[7:18] » I second.
[7:19] » Thank you, Mr. Combi. Any discussion?
[7:22] This ordinance, having been introduced
[7:23] and discussed, will receive final
[7:25] consideration at the November 24th
[7:27] meeting.
[7:28] Item seven, communication correspondence
[7:31] calendar. Mr. Hemp,
[7:32] » I don't have anything this evening, sir.
[7:35] » Item eight, citizen comment.
[7:37] » Yes, sir. Um
[7:41] Darren Carrington.
[7:47] So you'll have four minutes. Green light
[7:49] will come on.
[7:51] The yellow light will come on when you
[7:53] have 30 seconds left.
[8:00] » Uh good evening members of the council.
[8:02] Uh my name is Darien Carrington and I
[8:04] live at uh 304 Evershshire uh Street.
[8:08] I'm here tonight because I believe every
[8:10] resident should have the basic right to
[8:11] access their own property safely. And
[8:13] right now, that's something I'm
[8:14] struggling to do. Every day, I have to
[8:16] navigate speeding traffic, lack of
[8:18] visibility, and poor street design. It's
[8:20] not just inconvenient, it's unsafe. I've
[8:22] had moments where I couldn't pull out
[8:23] without risking an accident. And there
[8:25] have been times where emergency vehicles
[8:27] and deliveries couldn't reach my home
[8:28] easily.
[8:30] I'm asking for a practical solution, one
[8:32] that protects both residents and
[8:33] drivers. Whether that means clear
[8:35] signage, waiting to take full control of
[8:37] the streets, stricter parking
[8:38] enforcement, or adjustments to traffic
[8:40] flow, there are reasonable steps the
[8:42] city can take to ensure residents like
[8:43] myself can enter and exit our driveways
[8:46] safely. I'm not here to complain. I'm
[8:48] here to work with you. This is about
[8:50] safety, fairness, and maintaining the
[8:52] quality of life that our neighborhoods
[8:53] [snorts] deserve. I love this community,
[8:55] and I simply want to be able to leave my
[8:57] home without access issues. Thank you
[8:59] for your time, your service, and your
[9:01] consideration.
[9:02] Um,
[9:04] thank you.
[9:05] » Thank you, sir.
[9:07] » Carmen Cullen.
[9:12] » Good evening, council members, and thank
[9:14] you for the opportunity to speak again.
[9:16] My name is Carmen Cullen, and I live in
[9:17] the new uh town home Evershshire
[9:19] development. I'm here once again because
[9:22] the unsafe design of my driveway
[9:24] continues to prevent safe ingress and
[9:26] egress from my property. Members of the
[9:28] planning commission and at least one of
[9:30] you have been to my home and have
[9:31] acknowledged that this is a legitimate
[9:32] safety issue. The street in front of my
[9:35] home measures 29 ft curb to curb and my
[9:38] driveway is 9 ft wide. Not counting the
[9:40] small apron that connects to the road.
[9:43] When one car is parked across from my
[9:45] driveway and the other beside it, both
[9:47] legally, that takes up roughly 14 ft of
[9:49] roadway, leaving only about 15 ft to
[9:52] maneuver. In reality, it's less when you
[9:54] factor in mirrors or cars that don't hug
[9:56] the curb. A midsize sedan sedan like
[10:00] mine needs more than 20 feet for a safe
[10:02] turn. I'm short about 9 ft, making it
[10:05] physically impossible to enter or exit
[10:07] without multiple reversals or not being
[10:10] able to move at all. I've even been
[10:12] trapped for hours, including once when I
[10:14] needed re to reach urgent care. My home
[10:16] is the only one in the subdivision where
[10:18] the driveway directly aligns with
[10:20] another across the street, creating a
[10:22] choke point that makes this worse. The
[10:25] house across wasn't built when I
[10:26] purchased mine. So, there was no way to
[10:28] know that this would happen. This isn't
[10:30] buyer's remorse. It's a design oversight
[10:32] that no homeowner should have or could
[10:35] have anticipated.
[10:36] When I raised this issue, I had a city
[10:39] employee, Mr. Todd Wood, suggest I sell
[10:42] my home to a 55-year-old couple with a
[10:44] smaller car.
[10:46] To me, that's unacceptable.
[10:48] That conversation was unintentionally
[10:50] recorded by my home security system. The
[10:52] first time I heard it, it was
[10:54] unbelievable. The second time, even more
[10:57] so. This showed me that instead of
[11:00] holding the developer accountable, the
[11:01] responsibility was being placed on me,
[11:03] the homeowner. I've tried for months to
[11:05] work with the city and through the
[11:08] person that I purchased my home from and
[11:10] the developer. But instead of solutions,
[11:12] I've not been met. I've not been
[11:14] responded to and faced with what feels
[11:16] like retaliation.
[11:18] Recently, the developer contacted the
[11:21] CEO of my finan fiance's employer 5
[11:24] hours after I filed a BBB complaint.
[11:27] That's why I need the city to step in.
[11:29] This isn't what homeowners should have
[11:31] to go through. And this is what happens
[11:32] when homeowners try to hold a developer
[11:34] accountable.
[11:36] The city's only fix would cost me
[11:38] thousands of dollars to alter curbing
[11:39] and pour new concrete for a problem I
[11:41] didn't create. and that was only
[11:44] approved during the development review
[11:46] of by the planning commission. My only
[11:48] mistake through this process was
[11:50] trusting that the planning commission
[11:52] and the developer would ensure that all
[11:53] driveways were safe, not just some. I've
[11:57] asked the city to hold off on accepting
[11:58] the road until the developer corrects
[12:00] this issue. Once the road is accepted,
[12:02] the city's and my leverage is completely
[12:04] gone. The developer will have no reason
[12:06] to make it right. This isn't about me.
[12:09] It's about safety, fairness, and
[12:11] accountability in how homes are built in
[12:12] Williamsboro.
[12:14] Thank you for your time and thank you
[12:15] for taking this issue seriously. I hope
[12:18] we can reach a resolution that protects
[12:20] residents, hold developers accountable,
[12:22] and ensures that no one else ends up
[12:24] feeling trapped in their own driveway.
[12:26] Thank you.
[12:27] » Thank you, ma'am.
[12:28] » Thank you,
[12:30] » Jennifer McDonald
[12:34] or Jennifer McDall. Okay.
[12:40] Hello, my name is Jennifer McDonald. I'm
[12:43] a resident of Wesboro. I've been here
[12:45] for
[12:46] uh [sighs and gasps]
[12:48] about 11 years now. And um I've recently
[12:52] had the opportunity to ride the bus
[12:54] system in Waysboro. And I noticed a
[12:57] great increase in the bus, the number of
[13:00] passengers on the bus, which was a lot
[13:03] greatly improved from when I rode it
[13:05] three years ago. But I had some just
[13:07] suggestions in regards to the bus system
[13:10] as in um more um benches also too. Um
[13:18] I I'd like to see um more um
[13:23] like a light system where the bus when
[13:26] it comes around it doesn't have to try
[13:28] to look everywhere to find if there's a
[13:30] passenger where that light would you
[13:32] just click it on they know to stop
[13:34] because a lot of times these passengers
[13:36] are trying to get out of the weather
[13:38] like example would be um sitting on the
[13:41] bench over there by um social services
[13:45] and they're kind of out of sight when
[13:47] they come around that curb. So, if some
[13:50] of the um bus stops would have like a
[13:53] light to where they're not trying the
[13:56] bus drivers are not trying to search
[13:59] everywhere and also trying to see the
[14:01] the passengers,
[14:04] excuse me, the the road ahead of them
[14:06] and trying to see make sure the
[14:08] passengers get on to where they don't
[14:10] miss anybody. Thank you. Thank you.
[14:13] » Thank you.
[14:15] Dewan Bellamy.
[14:31] So, the last time I appeared before city
[14:33] council, I came before you as a humble
[14:35] young man that was concerned about the
[14:37] youth in his community.
[14:40] I don't believe in coincidences and I do
[14:43] not like to be treated like my humility
[14:47] and my humbleness is weakness.
[14:51] A week and a half after I brought your
[14:53] proposal, Terry Short introduced One
[14:56] Waysboro to the public using the exact
[14:59] same language of my proposal and using
[15:02] finances directed to the exact same
[15:04] things that I said in my proposal. Like
[15:06] I said, I do not believe in
[15:08] coincidences.
[15:09] This is disgusting behavior and
[15:11] deplorable. Now, I come to you as a
[15:14] powerful black man that will not stand
[15:16] for wickedness. I emailed each one of
[15:19] the each one of you council members
[15:21] twice with no response. I filed a FOIA
[15:26] where price gouging was absolutely
[15:28] applied. $317
[15:31] for some paperwork is absolutely
[15:33] ridiculous. Also, with that being said,
[15:37] I reached out to all the organizations
[15:39] that you decided to give a $100,000 to
[15:42] after telling RISE 5 years ago that you
[15:45] could not use taxpayer dollars to
[15:47] support private and nonprofit
[15:50] organizations agendas. But then you turn
[15:52] around 5 years later and do the same
[15:54] thing for non-black organizations. So
[15:57] since you wanted to leave black
[15:59] representation out of that program
[16:01] called one waysboro, that shows me that
[16:04] you will leave black people out of the
[16:06] benefits of that program as well. So
[16:09] with that being said, I will not stand
[16:12] for it. Jim, that seat looks real nice.
[16:19] That's it.
[16:23] » All right.
[16:24] Item nine. Is there a motion to adjourn?
[16:27] » So move.
[16:28] » Thank you, Mr. Wood. Is there a second?
[16:30] » I'll second it.
[16:31] » Thank you, Mr. All in favor say I. I. I.
[16:35] » We are
[16:39] my son.