Special meeting approves repairs for three downtown sidewalk segments
Summary
At a special meeting, committee members approved a contractor quote to repair three prioritized sidewalk segments in the downtown festival area, citing trip hazards and festival safety. The work is to start with two segments before a late-September festival and finish a third afterward if needed.
A special meeting of town officials approved a contractor quote to repair three prioritized sidewalk segments identified as trip hazards in the downtown festival area. A committee member moved to approve the quote, saying, "I would make a motion to go ahead and approve the quote," and the chair called a voice vote; members answered "Aye." The motion passed.
Committee members said the work focuses on pedestrian safety ahead of the fourth weekend in September when festival traffic increases. A presenter provided line-item estimates: the Kaufman/Broadway segment at about $11,850 and a Main/Broadway piece at about $13,190, with other split pieces totaling roughly $33,300 for the three segments. The chair noted budget capacity, saying, "And we've got $25,097.75 set aside," and members discussed reallocating from general repairs if necessary.
The committee agreed to prioritize the south-end Broadway (Kaufman) segment and the Main/Broadway segment to try to complete them before the festival and to delay the third segment (in front of private property owned by the Dixons) if structural issues require additional work. The presenter cautioned that completing all three before the festival would be challenging but said he would try to accelerate work.
The immediate outcome is an approved work order and direction to the presenter/contractor to schedule the two priority segments; the committee left the third segment conditional on resolving property-edge complications and owner coordination.
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