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Resident urges council to consider 'right to cure' approach after repeated sidewalk and repair problems
Summary
A Neenah resident told the council repeated municipal repair problems prompted him to ask whether the city should adopt a 'right to cure' process similar to state measures to reduce litigation and compel contractors to fix defects before lawsuits.
Scott Becker, a Neenah resident, told the Common Council during the public forum that the city has repeatedly seen substandard work on sidewalk and detention-pond repairs and asked the council to consider adopting a “right to cure” process for municipal construction contracts.
Becker said the problems have shown up at “Plumber Court and Baldwin Street sidewalks,” at the Harrison Detention Pond, and in prior Commercial Street work. He said those projects required repeat repairs or extra staff time and that a right-to-cure approach — which he identified in the public comment as “Wisconsin Act 2001 and 2005 called the right to cure” — could give homeowners and the city a notice-and-cure option that reduces litigation.
Becker urged councilors to examine whether the city could adopt procedures that would allow contractors to correct construction defects before the city or homeowners pursue legal action, to reduce staff time spent on rework and the burden on residents who report problems.
Council did not take formal action on Becker’s suggestion during the meeting; no committee referral or staff direction was recorded in the public portion of the minutes.
Ending: Becker’s remarks were part of the public forum portion of the Oct. 15 meeting; the council did not vote or direct staff on the item during the session.
