Paul Street, a Jamestown resident, told the Jamestown City Council at its Nov. 3 work session that city sidewalks in some places are “so unusable in places, sits at 45 degree angles,” and urged the council to stop referring constituents to state and federal officials when local repairs are needed.

"Can we please get our city sidewalks taken care of instead of passing the buck onto the state?" Paul Street said. "Can we please get our streets taken care of so young mothers don't have to use those sidewalks or, excuse me, those streets because the sidewalks are inaccessible."

The comment prompted council members and staff to discuss the schedule for demolitions and sidewalk replacement on Fulton Street and the status of a pro‑housing CFA (Consolidated Funding Application) the city submitted. Council members said they want to learn whether the CFA award will fund comprehensive infrastructure — including water, sewer, sidewalks and roadway work — before proceeding with large sidewalk contracts.

The transcript records: "They should be coming to pick up their demo permit tomorrow." That remark was recorded in the meeting but not attributed to a named official in the public record; the council also said houses are typically demolished before new sidewalks are poured to avoid damaging newly installed sidewalks.

Council and staff said some sidewalk work already has been scheduled or performed: public works crews have trimmed vegetation on Fulton Street and done paving and patching in recent work. Staff advised that sidewalk replacement has a scheduling process and that late requests can miss the year’s schedule.

Paul Street said he contacted state and federal representatives about the problem and criticized their referrals. He told the council he had written to the congressional office and received a response instructing him to contact a U.S. senator, which he described as another example of being passed between officials.

The council emphasized it is tracking sidewalk and demolition needs and will coordinate the timing of sidewalk replacement with demolition permits and any CFA award; a decision to proceed with local sidewalk work will depend on that funding outcome and scheduling constraints.

Ending: The council moved on to other agenda items and later voted to enter executive session for personnel and contract discussions. No formal vote or timeline for specific sidewalk repairs was recorded in the public portion of the meeting.