REMBERT, S.C. — For decades, some Sumter County residents have been stuck navigating private roads that are nearly impossible to travel, especially in an emergency.

Now, county leaders are taking a major step toward fixing that.

At its latest meeting, Sumter County Council held the first reading of a new ordinance that would create a grading and scoring system to evaluate and prioritize private road repairs, with emergency access being the top priority.

For Frances Bennett, a longtime resident of Grover Lane, the current condition of her road is more than just an inconvenience, it’s a burden she deals with multiple times a week.

“I mean, so I pay taxes every year, and you’re going to tell me that this is a private road, and there is nothing you can do to help maintain it? It just doesn

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