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Council approves crack-fill, discusses sidewalk refund program and tables tree removals pending field inspections
Summary
The council approved a crack-fill project (budgeted figure cited) and discussed a sidewalk reimbursement program ("up to 50%" refund language criticized as vague); it accepted a committee recommendation to apply for a Metro East Park grant to widen a section of Illinois 4 to a 10-foot shared-use path and tabled decisions about several town-square trees pending field trips and engineering review of possible mine subsidence.
The Lebanon City Council on Sept. 22 agreed to move forward with several public-works items brought by committee, including a crack-fill project on Lebanon Street, debate over a sidewalk-refund program and a recommendation to apply for Metro East Park District grants to widen a segment of Illinois 4 to a 10-foot shared-use path.
A committee reported the crack-fill line-item is in the fiscal year budget at approximately $18,000 and cited a specific proposal of $18,477. Council members discussed the sidewalk-refund program language, which proposed the city pay up to 50% of construction costs. Several public commenters and council members said the phrase "up to 50%" is…
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