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Centreville adopts amended sidewalk ordinance making town responsible except when property owner causes damage
Summary
At its Jan. 2 meeting the Centreville Town Council approved Ordinance 11-2024 (second reading), changing sidewalk repair responsibility so the town handles repairs except where a property owner directly causes the damage; the town may still pursue third parties.
The Centreville Town Council voted Jan. 2 to adopt the amended Ordinance 11-2024, which shifts routine responsibility for sidewalk repairs to the town while keeping property owners liable only if they directly cause the damage.
Town Attorney Sharon Van Emberg said the version before the council narrowed owner responsibility compared with earlier drafts. “Property owners were gonna be responsible for the repairs to the sidewalks, but the version that you have before…
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