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Resident questions Lila/Main sidewalk project and calls for Wallace Avenue repairs; city manager and staff respond
Summary
A Milford resident raised concerns about sidewalk work on Lila and Main streets and asked why Wallace Avenue had not been repaired at the Sept. 16 Milford City Council meeting.
A Milford resident raised concerns about sidewalk work on Lila and Main streets and asked why Wallace Avenue — described in public comment as “a mess” — had not been repaired at the Sept. 16 Milford City Council meeting.
Donna Lucky, who identified herself as a resident at 910 Wallace, said she had heard discussion of “a possible gas aggregate in the city” and asked about it before moving to the sidewalk question. On the sidewalks, Lucky said: “So that's was a lot of tax payer money that went into a sidewalk that hardly ever gets walked on.”
City Manager (listed in the meeting record without a first name) responded that the sidewalk work on Lila and Main Street was funded through a 50% matching grant from OKI (a regional transportation partner) intended to repair sections in bad repair and bring them into ADA compliance. The manager said the project includes crosswalks to improve safe pedestrian crossings and that an additional sidewalk on Lila will help with crossings to nearby services.
On Wallace Avenue, city staff acknowledged the street’s poor condition. The manager explained the city is replacing a water tower and said heavy equipment associated with that work will travel on Wallace Avenue; because of anticipated damage from the construction, the city will schedule major pavement repairs after the water-tower work to avoid having a new pavement ruined. The manager told the resident he did not have a timeline at the meeting but offered to provide one to her when available.
Why it matters: public commenters asked council to prioritize visible, day-to-day infrastructure in their neighborhood. Council and staff described competing priorities and sequencing decisions driven by larger capital projects (the water-tower replacement) and available grant funding for ADA-compliance work.
Meeting context and next steps: the council discussed the sidewalk project as part of a regular public comment exchange; the manager said staff will provide a timeline for Wallace Avenue repairs when it becomes available. The public comment portion of the record shows the sidewalk grant was approved several years ago and that crosswalk improvements are included in the current work.
