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Commission approves $556,031 contract for Connecticut Street sidewalk repairs after neighborhood push to preserve brick
Summary
After months of outreach and a neighborhood petition, the City Commission awarded a $556,031 construction contract for Connecticut Street sidewalk reconstruction, added a short homeowner decision window on materials and required staff to mail selection letters by the end of the week.
Commissioners on the Lawrence City Commission voted 5-0 on Sept. 16 to waive a rebid and award a construction contract to Kings Construction for the Connecticut Street ADA sidewalk reconstruction project in East Lawrence.
The move follows repeated public appeals from East Lawrence residents worried that the project would replace most historic brick sidewalks with concrete. The commission added a condition that staff must mail homeowners the contractor-based material and installation prices by the end of the week and allow property owners until Monday, Oct. 6, to confirm material choices.
The vote came after several residents and neighborhood leaders urged the commission to delay the award so property owners could consider the contractor prices for brick versus concrete. "I'm here because, we have some brick sidewalks on Connecticut Street that have been there for over a hundred 30 years, and I've got 3 minutes to try and save them," said Barry Shalinski, president of the East Lawrence…
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