[Curb proposal gets support]

would increase by $97, up to an average of $600.

Average annual expenditures for repairs to curbs is $52,122, but if handicapped ramps were installed at those corners, the cost would be an additional $212,478 each year.

"Literally hundreds of curbs have been put in at hardly any cost by developers putting in new construction," Patrick said. "The new (subdivision) ordinance is working really well." That ordinance requires developers to put in sidewalks with curb cuts.

The city is working on a policy to handle situations where utility companies repair or reconstruct curbs or sidewalks. Legal questions have to be answered before that situation can be resolved.

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Wednesday 10 July 2013

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Monday 29 February 2016

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