TIFTON — Residents voiced concerns regarding several issues during a recent Tift County Commission meeting.

Chris Burchell and Pamela Bateman took the floor to request assistance in solving problems affecting them and the community.

Burchell asked the county’s unified development code be modified regarding cryptocurrency mining facilities and restricting or even shutting down any future attempts at constructing such an establishment in the county.

Concerned at the negative impact a facility could have on the community, Burchell urged the commission to take decisive action and proactively restrain the ability to operate or even set up in Tift County.

He suggested defining cryptocurrency in the development code to create a proper concept of what to restrict, craft special guidelines or regulations to keep mining facilities in order, or even create a special zone where cryptocurrency facilities would be required to operate, so to monitor and regulate their presence in the county.

Bateman requested the county put a stop to rampant speeding on the road where she and her family lives.

She said cars speed at more than 70 miles per hour daily, with many ignoring the stop sign on the road, and said she is concerned if it continues someone could be caught in a terrible accident, citing her granddaughter nearly being hit while walking home from the school bus.

Bateman said the dirt road near her home had recently become a dumping site, noting that several mattresses, among other things, are being left there, and requested the county’s aid in solving this matter.

County commissioners made no response to Burchell’s propositions, but Commissioner Melissa Hughes assured Bateman that the commission would look into her concerns.

County Manager Jim Carter asked Bateman to speak with Chris Davis, county development support services director, and he would talk with her further at a later date.