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Residents ask council for help as private subdivision streets, sidewalks remain city-unaccepted
Summary
A Wallace Avenue resident asked the Terre Haute City Council on Aug. 7 for help after sidewalks and streets in his private-platted subdivision were built to nonstandard dimensions and remain privately maintained.
Fred Harlan, a resident of the Cottages on Wallace, told the Terre Haute City Council on Aug. 7 that sidewalks, curbs and a drainage ditch in his development were built incorrectly and remain privately maintained despite residents paying full city taxes. "We pay a lot of taxes, and you and the city doesn't have to do anything much in return," Harlan said, asking whether any monetary assistance was available to help seal roads or maintain the ditch. City staff explained the…
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