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Troy explains sidewalk repair policy: homeowners generally responsible; city inspects on a 12-year rotation
Summary
The city clarified that homeowners are generally responsible for sidewalk defects in front of their property; the public-works department inspects sidewalks on about a 12-year rotation and runs a roughly $1 million sidewalk program.
Public Works staff explained Troy's sidewalk program July 28 after a resident asked why property owners receive notices and invoices for sidewalk repairs.
Kurt (public-works staff) said ordinances were revised in 2002 and 2008 and that the city's approach assumes residential sidewalks adjacent to private property will be used primarily by that property's…
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