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Council moves to advance street crack‑fill, sidewalk-reimbursement changes and 10‑foot shared‑use path grant application
Summary
Lebanon’s committee agreed to place a $58,030 citywide crack‑fill proposal and a sidewalk‑reimbursement ordinance on next week’s agenda and recommended applying for a Metro East Parks & Recreation District grant to widen a Route 4 sidewalk to a 10‑foot shared‑use path; grant numbers in the transcript were inconsistent and require staff confirmation.
The Lebanon City Council Committee on Sept. 15 agreed to move several infrastructure items toward formal consideration: a budgeted citywide crack‑fill project, revisions to a sidewalk‑reimbursement ordinance, and applying for a Metro East Parks and Recreation District grant to widen part of Route 4/Madison Street into a 10‑foot shared‑use path.
On the crack‑fill proposal, Speaker 1 told members the work — described as a citywide crack‑fill program to prevent winter deterioration — is already budgeted "for this year" and said the cost is "about $58,030," recommending the item be placed on next week's agenda for approval. Chair (speaker 3) confirmed the item will be added to next Monday’s agenda for action.
On sidewalks, Speaker 1 described a proposed ordinance change that would reimburse homeowners up to 50% of the cost of replacing sidewalks in front of their houses, with the owner covering the remaining 50%. The chair and other members noted the current ordinance's fee language needs specification (the transcript references an existing $0.60 per square‑foot figure), and asked staff to provide precise fee language, including whether a fee is assessed per square foot or linear foot.
The committee also discussed applying for a Metro East Parks and Recreation District grant to convert a 5‑foot sidewalk on the west side of Route 4 (Madison Street) from Schutz Street to Schlosser Drive into a 10‑foot shared‑use path for bicycles and pedestrians. Members discussed multiple figures from the transcript: an "original budget" number of $168,742, a referenced local share of $172,879, and a total project cost described as increasing from $668,742 to $895,347 if expanded, with the MEPRD grant noted as $222,000. Speakers emphasized these are reimbursement grants that require local match and stressed the grants are first‑come, first‑served.
A separate small business‑district grant request — $2,311.50 to the local chamber to refinish an upstairs floor at 221 West Bull Street (Blizzard Center) — was also presented and members agreed to move forward pending receipt of photos, quotes and packet materials.
What happens next: The committee placed the crack‑fill and sidewalk‑ordinance items on next week’s agenda for action and asked staff to verify and provide precise cost and fee figures and grant-application details before final approval.
