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Mount Clemens weighs roughly $1.4 million downtown sidewalk overhaul, debates trees, pavers and planters
Summary
City staff presented an estimated $1.4 million base project to replace downtown sidewalks, remove failing trees and eliminate brick paver strips; commissioners discussed city/property cost splits, options to preserve the Clock Tower pavers, alternatives with planters and tree grates, and asked staff for a refined estimate and phasing plan.
At a Mount Clemens work session, staff presented the results of a SEMCOG-funded downtown sidewalk evaluation and a preliminary construction estimate for replacing defective sidewalks, removing brick strips and addressing failing trees.
Ashley, the city staff presenter, said the team inspected downtown parcels with a GIS app and attached video/photo documentation to parcels. "So overall, to do the downtown district, it's about $1,400,000 is what we're estimating," Ashley said, describing a base estimate that assumes concrete replacement, removal of brick strips in the public right-of-way and removal of existing trees.
The nut graf: the project team presented three main trade-offs commissioners must weigh: (1) full removal of trees and replacement with plain poured concrete (the base estimate), (2) replanting with structural soil and tree grates (an added option staff estimated at roughly $620,000), and (3) selective use of decorative pavers or saw-cut decorative concrete for focal areas…
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