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Council fails to change sidewalk stump-removal policy after deciding vote
Summary
A proposed policy change to have the town remove stumps from sidewalks failed after a 2-3 vote at the July 7 Middletown council meeting when Clerk-Treasurer Tim Mundell cast a deciding no vote.
Council member Dan Fountain introduced a motion to change the town's sidewalk policy so that the town would remove stumps that are in sidewalks; Dave Wagner seconded the motion.
Fountain and Wagner voted in favor; Teresa Dennis and Gary Kendall voted against. Clerk-Treasurer Tim Mundell cast a deciding vote of no, producing a final tally of two yes and three no; the minutes record that the motion failed.
The minutes do not include the rationale council members offered for or against the change, nor do they record any amendment to the proposal. No next steps or referrals were recorded in the minutes.
