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West Allis holds public hearing on west-side sidewalk repair assessments
Summary
City engineer outlined a targeted sidewalk repair program for the city’s west side, saying crews inspected ~1,400 properties, flagged about 202 for repair, and estimate the project at roughly $300,000; property owners would pay about 25% via a special assessment at $3.91 per square foot with payment-plan options.
Melinda Dieske, West Allis city engineer, told the Common Council and residents that crews inspected roughly 1,400 properties in the area bounded by South 108th Street, the west city limits and the Union Pacific Railroad and identified about 202 locations needing sidewalk repair. She estimated the construction cost for this year’s work at approximately $300,000 and outlined the city’s special-assessment approach to recover roughly 25 percent of the project cost from affected property owners.
The presentation explained the work process: remove noncompliant slabs, place 5-foot forms, pour and cure concrete (about 10 days), then restore adjacent sod. The assessment rate shown for the program is…
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