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Public Works committee recommends city cover 80% of required sidewalk repairs; council to review final plan
Summary
Public Works recommended a program change in which the city would cover 80% of the cost for sidewalk replacement it identifies and property owners would pay 20%, with income‑based waivers for the required resident share.
Public Works staff brought a proposed sidewalk program to the workshop, and the Public Works committee recommended a plan that would continue resident ownership of sidewalks but change funding and inspection practices.
The committee’s core recommendations, as presented, are: the city will continue to require property owners to own and manage sidewalks but will fund 80% of the cost for sidewalk replacement identified by the city; property owners would pay 20% of those required repairs. Residents could request additional sidewalk replacement at 100% resident cost. The program would include annual…
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