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Resident questions sidewalk evaluation process as council advances concrete program
Summary
During public comment Catherine Boles asked why sidewalk markings appeared inconsistent in her neighborhood and whether outsourced inspections and emergency assessment language limited residents’ ability to review or appeal; city engineering staff said inspections and markings are performed by city staff using a measurement tool for tripping hazards and owners may meet staff on site to appeal markings.
At the March 24 Lebanon City Council meeting resident Catherine Boles questioned how sidewalk repair needs were identified and why some nearby sidewalks appeared not to have been flagged. Boles said she believed evaluations might have been done by an outside company and asked what measurable standards and oversight guide markings and assessments.
City engineering staff…
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