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Raymore staff to draft ordinance to adopt sidewalks into city transportation network
Summary
After staff review showed a mismatch between code and practice on sidewalk repairs and liability, council members directed staff to prepare an ordinance to make the city responsible for sidewalks as part of the transportation network and to return with implementation options.
City staff told the Raymore City Council that the city’s written property maintenance code assigns sidewalk maintenance responsibilities to property owners, but the city’s long‑standing practice has been to perform mudjacking and, in some cases, replace panels without billing property owners.
Public Works and code enforcement staff outlined three approaches other municipalities use: cost share or reimbursement (city constructs and bills owner), contracted service rates (city bids and charges owners a lower rate), and special…
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