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Edward Street residents urge city to reconsider sidewalks, cite drainage, slopes and mature trees

3615153 · May 28, 2025
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Summary

Residents of Edward Street spoke during public comment to say they were surprised by a proposed street reconstruction that would add sidewalks; speakers asked the city for better notification and raised concerns about drainage, driveway slopes, retaining walls and the loss of mature trees.

Residents of Edward Street urged the Common Council to slow a proposed street rehabilitation plan that would add sidewalks to their short, established block.

Jobe Chesnick identified himself as a resident and representative of neighbors and said many residents learned only recently that sidewalks were planned as part of a street replacement project. Chesnick read a letter from neighbors Brian and Nancy Severance and summarized the group's…

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