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City moves forward with sidewalk-repair pilot and stump grinding; program flagged for neighborhood expansion
Summary
Council committees advanced the sidewalk replacement pilot (Res. 2024-R48): staff sent notices to about 50 addresses, expects contractor work to begin in November, and said some costs may be recoverable via assessments. Committee discussed criteria (2-inch heave threshold), outreach, and future rounds.
The Transportation, Connectivity & Stormwater Committee on Aug. 27 recommended advancing Resolution 2024-R48, the City of Green’s sidewalk-replacement pilot.
Staff reported letters were sent to roughly 50 addresses and that the contractor’s lowest responsive bid (Joseph A. Jefferies Co., Inc.) would cover sidewalk replacement and about 50 tree-stump grindings. The program targets sidewalk sections with approximately 2 inches or greater of vertical heave; staff said costs include both sidewalk work and stump grinding (the transcript referenced $65,000 for the sidewalk bid and a program total figure in the $71,500 range including trees). Staff also said some homeowner costs may be recovered via assessments and that the program is voluntary (residents opt in); a 90‑day notification window was in effect and the contractor is expected to begin work in November.
Committee members reviewed neighborhood counts cited by staff (for example, roughly 17 affected sidewalks in Charleston Place and about a dozen in Spring Hill), discussed door‑to‑door outreach to capture borderline cases, and flagged that the program will likely continue in future years with potential expansion of eligibility standards. Several members emphasized that residential participation must be voluntary and that staff should adhere to the 2-inch threshold unless a property asks to be included.
One councilmember described a case where certified notice had gone to a previous owner; staff said they readdressed letters when county records showed a change in ownership. The committee also discussed whether and how to apply the pilot approach to major arterial sidewalks outside the voluntary, cost-share model; staff suggested those city-owned sidewalks could be handled separately as a city-maintained project.
The committee recommended moving the resolution forward to the council for consideration and to continue outreach and refinement before the next pilot round.
