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Resident complaint prompts city inspection; contractor told to avoid private wall during sidewalk project
Summary
Following a resident complaint that a contractor disturbed a private stone wall, the mayor said inspectors contacted ODOT and the contractor and ordered the crew to keep a one-foot grass gap and reduce the sidewalk width so the wall would not be touched.
A resident raised concerns at the committee meeting that a contractor working on a sidewalk project disturbed a private stone wall near their home. The mayor said the city’s inspector, ODOT and the contractor were contacted and that steps have been taken to avoid further disturbance.
The resident described the wall as an important, long-standing feature of the property. Council members asked whether the resident had been contacted before work began. The mayor said the resident reached out to the administration and some council members after the work; the mayor said he will investigate why the usual resident-notification process did not occur.
The mayor described the technical response: the city plans to reduce the sidewalk from a planned 6-foot width to 5 feet in the area adjacent to the wall and leave a one-foot grass buffer between the new sidewalk and the wall so the wall will not be touched. The mayor said the project inspector had visited the site immediately, contacted ODOT and the contractor, and was working with the contractor’s supervisor to prevent recurrence. The mayor also noted a water shutoff in the area had been addressed.
No formal motion or vote was recorded on this item; the mayor said the contractor is working with its employee to ensure the incident does not recur and the city will follow up on why the resident was not contacted through the usual channel.
