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Public works committee approves two sidewalk deferments amid questions about when missing links will be installed
Summary
Kenosha’s Public Works Committee approved two sidewalk deferment/exception requests on June 9, 2025, including a residential request in a legacy Summers neighborhood and an industrial-site exception for Schutz Container Systems; members pressed staff on when missing sidewalks will be completed citywide.
Kenosha’s Public Works Committee approved two sidewalk actions June 9, 2025, granting a residential sidewalk deferment for a property in the former Town of Somers area and a sidewalk exception for Schutz Container Systems’ planned industrial expansion at 4241 70th Avenue.
Committee members and speakers said the decisions reflected existing sidewalk gaps in the area and the city’s development timeline, but some members questioned whether repeated deferrals will delay completion of sidewalk networks.
The first request, from Kevin and Sutton Highslow, asked for a deferment on a recently built home in a neighborhood with few existing sidewalks. Staff noted the area contains…
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