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Aberdeen council adopts sidewalk-sitting ban and approves Fry Creek, Sumner Ave. projects
Summary
Council passed Bill 25-04 unanimously to expand areas prohibiting sitting or lying on sidewalks, then approved three infrastructure items: an RCO agreement for Fry Creek restoration, a task order for Fry Creek Fragmentation Phase 3 design (daylighting), and a construction contract award for Sumner Avenue US-101 sidewalk improvements.
The Aberdeen City Council on April 9 adopted an ordinance expanding the areas where sitting or lying on public sidewalks is prohibited and approved multiple local infrastructure actions, including a Fry Creek restoration grant agreement and a Sumner Avenue sidewalk contract award.
Lede: On a second reading and by a subsequent final vote, the council approved Bill 25-04 — an ordinance amending Aberdeen Municipal Code 12.41.010 to expand areas where sitting or lying on a public sidewalk is prohibited — and recorded the final passage as an 11-0 vote. The measure will be codified as Ordinance 6,725.
Nut graf: The ordinance follows a public hearing at which at least one resident, John Martinson, spoke in favor. Council members said the change is aimed at improving downtown pedestrian flow and public safety. Council…
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