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Public hearing on sidewalk-repair assessments draws complaints from property owners
Summary
At a combined committee hearing, Department of Public Works officials described the sidewalk inspection and accelerated abatement programs and asked the board to approve assessments for unpaid repair invoices; several property owners testified with complaints about repair quality, billing and communication.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors convened a combined committee hearing on sidewalk‑inspection and accelerated sidewalk‑abatement assessments and heard public objections from multiple property owners who said the city’s repair process lacked adequate notice, produced poor workmanship or placed undue costs on adjacent property owners.
Michael Lennon, speaking for the Department of Public Works, explained the two programs: the proactive Sidewalk Inspection and Repair Program (SIRP), which inspects city sidewalks on a 25‑year rolling basis and issues invoices to adjacent property owners for required repairs, and the reactive Accelerated Sidewalk Abatement…
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