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Tualatin staff propose $1.2 million, two-year plan to fix sidewalk backlog and replace problem trees
Summary
City staff told the council a 2024 sidewalk assessment found about 2,000 defects citywide and 327 program-qualifying tree-caused defects; staff propose a two-year, $1.2 million remediation using program funds, ARPA, road utility and general fund if needed.
City public-works staff told the Tualatin City Council that a citywide sidewalk assessment completed in summer 2024 identified roughly 2,000 sidewalk defects and that 327 of those meet the city’s program criteria (street-tree caused lifts greater than 1/4 inch).
Lindsay Marshall and Jackson Porterfield, management analysts in public works, said most defects citywide are not caused by street trees but that narrowing the scope to tree-caused hazards left a backlog that the city can address. “What the assessment found was roughly 2,000 recorded defects in the sidewalk system,”…
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