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Raymore staff says decades-long curb backlog and new ADA rules could stretch replacement to nearly 10 years
Summary
City staff told the council that Raymore faces roughly 173 miles of residential curb and an inventory totaling about 913,640 square feet in need of attention; at current production rates and with rising ADA-ramp costs, staff estimated the worst-rated curb could take up to eight years or closer to a decade to replace.
Staff member Mister Fairborn told the Raymore City Council on April 1 that the city’s residential curb network faces widespread deterioration and a large backlog of work.
"Curbs bad, curbs expensive, need to be replaced," Mister Fairborn said, summarizing the condition assessment staff presented. He said the inventory covers roughly 173.04 miles of curb and cited a total residential figure of about 913,640 square feet that will need to be addressed over time.
Mister Fairborn said the city’s historic replacement capacity is limited: "In a good year, we’re doing 25,000 square feet of curb," he said, and noted the slide in that presentation that indicates current budgeting is…
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