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Price council debates stricter enforcement, program changes after multiple Main Street falls
Summary
Council members discussed enforcing property-owner responsibility for sidewalks on Main Street, potential penalties, payment plans and a multi-year timeline to remediate hazards after several recent falls, including one that injured the mayor’s wife.
At a recent Price City Council meeting, members discussed steps to address deteriorating sidewalks on Main Street after multiple people fell this year, including an 80-year-old who was hurt in March and a later incident in which Mayor Mike Grama said his wife fractured toes and an ankle. Council members pressed for firmer enforcement of city rules requiring adjacent property owners to maintain sidewalks and discussed using a formal penalty or contractor-assessment model to ensure repairs are completed.
The discussion focused on two options the council has used or considered: the existing repair program (adopted by resolution) that offers a pathway for property owners to get sidewalks replaced, and the prospect of attaching a city-enforced fee or…
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