City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire Public Works, 9 Mar 2022

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3.9.2022 Pannaway Manor Neighborhood Sidewalks Project

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Yeah that looks official just like a studio.

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So just so you know that's the camera. That's.

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We all set, can you hear us at home stephanie.

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I'm set, but what I'm seeing on the screen is with the uh side, slides, not full screen.

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There you go yep all set: okay,.

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Oh, you got a shirt, yep new shear, full chair.

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Okay and this one insert over.

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You're thinking.

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I think this is scared.

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Okay, good evening, everyone thank you for coming out on the snowy march night. We appreciate.

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It very much my name is tyler reese, I'm the associate engineer for the city of portsmouth.

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I am joined by terry ramirez, the city engineer.

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Dave deposits, our construction engineer and mark beltran our design engineer for this project, uh a.

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Special thank you to counselor bagley for joining us tonight. We very much appreciate to see you here.

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So we'll start off with a little bit of panaway history, family was built in the early 40's by the.

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Defense home court, that's shipyard housing, the world war ii, the last significant construction.

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Project in this neighborhood was the sewer separation and repaving project in 2001.

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So this is a little overview map of panaway. As you can see, we've.

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Got colonial going around the outside and I-93 down here in the lower right corner.

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The other night um tyler, I'm not seeing anything.

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Still seeing the stuff on the side, it's not full screen.

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Hey: okay, yes,.

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Okay, as we were saying earlier, sorry for the delay, the um current sidewalk locations in panama are.

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Shown with these yellow lines that indicate where the current present sidewalks are, as you can see,.

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Every street in panaway currently has a sidewalk on both sides of the street.

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So this is just a general roadway cross section of a typical road in panaway.

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This happens to be colonial. uh These numbers are approximate, uh they vary slightly.

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Throughout the neighborhood, however, typically in panaway there's about a two and a half foot.

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Sidewalk followed by approximately eight feet of grass strip, followed by about 24 feet of roadway.

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And that is mirrored on the other side of the road, the grass strip and the sidewalk.

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So our current sidewalk conditions, as I just mentioned, they are approximately two and a half.

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Feet wide they are asphalt, they have been heavily heated by tree roots over the past 80 or so years.

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They are heavily moss and soil covered in select areas, and there was also poor, sidewalk drainage.

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Throughout the neighborhood, due to the natural settlement of the sidewalk over time as well.

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As the gradual buildup of yards, so this is just some photos of current sidewalk conditions that.

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Show the heaving of the roots of the asphalt. This is pretty typical of any real snapshot in panway.

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So, in december of 2021 and january of 2022, we initiated a survey among area.

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Residents we passed out 150 surveys and we got back over 50 responses.

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So a third of you responded, which is pretty good in our book. The majority obviously confirmed that.

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The sidewalks are in poor condition and that the poor condition of the sidewalk impacts.

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Residents usage of said sidewalks. Additionally, 90 of respondents favored improved sidewalks.

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So our proposed upgrades, as you can see,.

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Five and a half foot wide concrete sidewalks. These are americans with disabilities act.

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Or ada compliant as well as they match the current city standards for modern sidewalks.

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So there were some considerations that we had to take when we were.

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Determining the locations where we would put these sidewalks.

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First and foremost, we wanted to impact the fewest amount of trees as possible.

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To try to retain the tree-lined nature of the neighborhood as it currently exists.

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We also want to maximize the amount of houses that would receive replace sidewalks. We also wanted.

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To improve walkability throughout this entire neighborhood, and we were also constrained with.

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Our available funding, so we found it necessary to break this project into two distinct phases.

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So this is a map of our proposed work for phase one. It is approximately 3 700 feet.

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Of sidewalk around the perimeter of colonial drive, the outside loop of panaway, if you will.

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As you can see in yellow that would be the new, concrete, sidewalk location.

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We are proposing removing all of the sidewalk locations shown in blue and reloaming them.

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This is our proposed future work for phase two. It's approximately 1500 feet.

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Of new, concrete sidewalks on mason and decatur, the interior roads of panaway.

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Again, as in the previous slide, the yellow indicates new concrete sidewalks, while the blue.

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Represents removed, removal of the existing asphalt sidewalks.

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So sidewalk placement, um if you could point to the back side of the sidewalks right there.

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That is the back side of the sidewalks as they exist currently, as we understand forms the.

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Property line boundary between your property and the city easement. So obviously we are constrained.

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In that manner, we cannot move on to your property. Obviously, instead we will be extending the extra.

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Width of the sidewalks into that green strip that separates the sidewalks from the roadway.

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As you can see at this far back one some of the time that will not be an issue as it currently.

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Just exists as grass, however, there will be some tree conflicts, as you can see right here.

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Tree impacts, unfortunately, that is going to be a necessary reality of this project.

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um As you can see, we are more than doubling the width of the existing sidewalk.

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So, as you can see on the left side, that is a tree that would likely necessitate removal as.

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Doubling the sidewalk would put the edge of the sidewalk into the main trunk area of the tree.

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Over here on the right, we can see a tree that we may be able to avoid removal completely as.

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You can see there is still some space between the existing sidewalk and that tree. The city has.

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Have does have experience in um aligning sidewalks to avoid trees when possible. This is these. Are.

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Examples are of lincoln avenue. As you can see, the city did try tardis to route the sidewalks.

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Around the root balls in the tree to try to preserve the trees as best possible. Excuse me.

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That's a very good question: it is yes, you're allowed to narrow sidewalk for a shortened period of time.

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This is our proposed design plan for panawack.

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Phase 2, which is the interior roads of panaway, has been phased, have been shaded out here for.

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All intensive purposes, as that will be a future project. However, as you can see, trees are indicated.

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In green and trees that may be affected by the sidewalk expansion are indicated with the orange.

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X now, just because a tree has an orange x on it does not mean that it will be removed. It.

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Means that it will likely be affected. That means that we might try to do one of these that you.

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Saw earlier, like only can have, and in worst case scenarios, it would likely mean the tree is removed.

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In this stage of the plan for phase one up to 39, trees will be affected.

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Additionally, the yellow um little splotches that you see up there, those are crosswalks.

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We'll be adding crosswalks to connect the new sidewalks go across the square crossings.

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So while we were going through this, we did feel unnecessary to present another alternative. That.

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Would afford tree impacts; these are called advisory, pedestrian shoulders and these ones.

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Are installed on van buren over in ellwood park, these the benefit of these is, they have no effect.

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To the trees at all, as they exist on the existing roadway, this would involve the removal of the.

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Existing sidewalks and the painting of these pedestrian corridors, so you can see honestly.

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We understand that this is no true replacement for a dedicated sidewalk. This offers no physical.

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Protection from traffic, um however, we did think that it was important to include at least one.

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Alternative that would greatly reduce the amount of trees that would be affected by this project.

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So some next steps we are currently in the public input step. That's why you're all here.

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Using input from this meeting, we will be completing our preliminary design.

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And moving towards a more concrete number of trees that will be affected, we will be going.

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For the tree and greenery committee and seeking their input onto this project, we will then be.

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Finalizing design, advertising and opening bids in spring of this year, our anticipated.

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Phase one construction is in summer and fall of this year, barring any unforeseen delays.

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See at this time, I would like to hand it over to my colleagues to add in anything.

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That I may have forgotten and you'll open it up to your public comments. Thank you.

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Hi good evening, so um that's our first cut on what we are expecting this to look like. I did.

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Do a drive by pulmonary assessment today yeah my preliminary count was.

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If we went for the option, a which is preferred alternative, I think um most likely 29 trees.

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I'm not the 39, there's three there was 39 or juxta. Do you think we could probably work around type of.

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Trees, the other one, the other, the other 29 I think, are going to be just because the raised roots or.

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The actual conflict, the tree is just so big that we just can't work around it. um So that's really.

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Where we were, we went to trees in greenery today for another project. We were there, for instance,.

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Which is coming out, and we let tracy reader, know that this was coming up. We also let them know that.

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We would try to gather as many solutions around these existing trees as possible.

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One of the reasons why we we are not showing sidewalks on either group, really is to try to.

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Remember the uh try to eliminate the number of trees that are getting impacted so that we don't.

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Lose the entire kid we really are very sensitive to that. um You know the whole project kind of.

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Gives us a little heartburn because because the trees are so nice but at the same time.

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For a sidewalk, at least so that's really where we are, we have, we think we have budget. We do.

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Phase one we're setting phase one out the bed with um two other streets, a small amount of sidewalk.

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In maple haven and a small amount of sidewalk on the state street um in the cabin to columbia, area.

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So we're going to send three different areas out there at the same time, so that we can build.

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Sidewalks we've been saving sun water money up for a couple years now, anticipating this project.

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uh So we think we have the funding to do it and at this point um so mark's our design engineer.

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He'll be you'll, see him going through the neighborhood he's uh he's gonna be away.

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Next week, but after that we'll start going through final design. So if you see mark walking around the.

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Neighborhood, that's what he's doing. um I think we're going to open it up to public input. We.

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Really want to hear what he had to say again. You know we don't live in your neighborhood, you do so.

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I can see the hand let's go. Can you include a sidewalk from the driveway of sherman split.

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Around the corner to hortonwork yeah, one small area, that's in horrible condition,.

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I totally agree with you, so I was out there yesterday today and I saw it again, but I.

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uh But I definitely agree with you, so it would be complete. I understand I understand I'll get.

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It on a list- I don't know if it's going to make phase one, but it might make peace.

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There was a just real quick. There was a question in the chat that is important.

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To note on as well I don't know if you can pull it up to. However, it was, but the question was.

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Whether or not you know for those trees that do end up getting adapted and we have to remove them.

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Whether or not new ones go into place, that's kind of been a standard approach that we've done.

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For all of our projects, so we do have to remove trees, we'll be planning for.

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New trees that are of the appropriate species, especially if they are underneath the utility.

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Lines they mentioned this a little bit earlier and there's some trees that are already in danger.

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Of being removed, as of the size, they are in their canopy and how much they have to be.

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Pruned in order to deal with ever source, the good news is of the 29 that I just mentioned.

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I counted 18 trees that are in kind of direct conflict with the wires now right. So there's.

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There's a lot of cross at the kind of the kind of jeopardy already, so that was, it was really a good.

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Thing kind of when we went out there we kind of like kind of looked at it, stared at it, for.

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A while drove around about six times around the block stared at a little bit more and said you.

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Know so we put those sweet should we propose this sidewalk for the ring or the outer ring, and it.

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Seemed the most sense to go to the outer ring, and so we kind of put all these things in into account.

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Before we brought them to you just so, you know kind of what we were thinking.

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um I will tell you that um um our 400th anniversary's in uh next year, so as part of that.

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Effort there's a bunch of different um companies that are looking to donate trees and we're hoping.

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To use that we're hoping to plant 400 trees each year, so these would be some of those requests.

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Okay, I'm sorry. um I live under caterer. We've been there for over 50 years.

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And um we're in phase two we're not going to be forgotten; no, it won't be forgotten.

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We just we just need to spread the funding. You know we can't use all the funny ones.

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Even though I wholeheartedly understand that you deserve some work in there, so we'll probably be.

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Doing some road work in there too, on the pavement, um so sections of the pinway are in the mid for.

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This year, the middle moves tomorrow, so assuming the asphalt prices come in, not crazy, because.

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Good question um right presently, I'd say: 25 of the vehicles from the houses are on the sidewalks. Now.

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Yeah is anything going to be done to stop it afterwards.

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Because you can't walk on the sidewalk, because it's bad enough.

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You know anyway, but you can't so the sidewalks are eight, I mean they're, I mean they're, not they're.

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Not going to be they're gonna, be six people, isn't this the property? Oh, it's definitely. Okay! Well and.

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When I say that I want to be clear, we're all right right, it's all! I know we mull it, so I.

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The start of the sidewalk he's still going to be five and a half six feet away.

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So if you are on the type that you're in a park on a sidewalk, even though.

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It's six feet off the road and I think that might work.

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I was just curious on the trees themselves. It's kind of separate but kind of related.

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We know that there are a couple. Well, I don't know, maybe one every three years overtake that are.

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Labeled as needing to come down is that part of will that be identified as well. At the same time,.

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Of course, this project will only take down the trees, that's necessary to build the cycle. We're.

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Not interested in taking down any additional trees. If, however, when we have two full-time artists,.

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Who are very active in going around looking into trees and trying to make sure that.

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They're safe and they don't fall on people's heads, so uh I know that they routinely drive.

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Their neighborhood because you do have some interest, so we have to put good faith in them.

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Budget for this project doesn't have anything to do.

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Will the new trees be planted after sidewalk installation to replace those roads? Yes, regarding.

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The reheating of the grass strips will the entire town-owned grass strip be replaced as well.

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I'm not sure how to say that it'll be regraded it'll be removed when they're sideward.

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You know so they won't, they won't remove sod. That's too.

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Low, what they typically do is they kind of break that start.

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So they'll restore any kind of they'll, restore everything. So again, the back of.

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The sidewalk more or less is the broader one. It's your front, barbie one. So we will endeavor.

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Not to go into your front yard and if we do we'll try to keep it.

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Minimal, so that we're not screwing up your front walls and that's our.

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The grass, from the back of the sidewalk to your house, should stay general, listen, okay, but I like.

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Clarification about the carving? Yes, so if the sidewalk's being widened, yes, then that strip.

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Is less and now people park on the sidewalk where it is now they're like? Is it illegal? Is that what.

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You're saying no, it's not illegal. Unless posted to be illegal, I mean on the side a lot of people.

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Park their vehicle, that's what I'm trying to get out of it. No it's against! This is what it is.

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Second, car sort of crosses in between the two sidewalks yeah, that's a great area, but it's.

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It is a gray area, I don't see any solution to it, not really just you know, if you're walking.

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You're going to have to go around the back, I mean right now you have a situation where.

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Nobody walks on the sidewalk because you can't correct all the time. It's not easy right. Well,.

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You probably power, walk through the woods, so you know once you have what you have.

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In my mind, baby carriage is going up and down the sidewalk. Yes, whatever they're called.

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My question, though, is that I think it'll happen yourself.

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Jennifer, because the sidewalk, if there's going to be more cement, less.

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Grass, but the amount of space is the same people using their driveway as they are in the future.

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Correct there's: no change in how I park in my driveway.

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If I'm blocking the sidewalk, because the length of the driveway is such that I would have to.

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Block the sidewalk and the sidewalks are widened so that I'm blocking it more would I be penalized.

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Does that help? No, we just hope that you park in such a way that people could go with cars yeah.

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I don't think they're going to be able to tell us.

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Hi hi hi um who's going to maintain them such as shoveling the sidewalks.

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So our policy is, the city, has a certain number, a certain way that we plow sidewalks. We plow.

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The main routes: first, we apply the school routes with those main routes.

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Then we go downtown, we maintain those and as if, if we have multiple days where it doesn't snow.

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Then we go and we start doing neighborhoods. That's our policy. What's the truth.

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Of the sidewalk, because it's new, the city will maintain it because we maintain sidewalks.

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I didn't hear the last thing you said: okay, so.

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You hear about how we do the schools first.

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Yes, I heard the first two things, but I think number three I didn't hear okay, so as we have.

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Time once the main routes of the schools are done, then we start branching out in the neighborhoods.

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And then we start and we'll decide what tractors will make appearances.

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Right now, sherman road right, yes, yeah, so they'll do a little two pay away when they're.

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Going through the road, that's the answer, so the residents aren't expected to shovel the sidewalks.

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In the meantime, until you can get to them, is that correct, not enforcement? I mean you know you can.

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I do for you're not expected to the the shovel police aren't going to show up okay, good.

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The question from aaron garganta, thank you. You're welcome.

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Okay, in some cases case, owners properties are significantly impacted by root heaving as well can.

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Roots of remove trees and owner lawns be ground down to loan. That's mine! If we're removing a tree.

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Route for the benefit of constructing the sidewalk, we will make sure to look at a case-by-case basis.

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Because we're building the sidewalk on where the tree was, we have to remove the stumps.

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When we pull the stump a whole bunch of mess is going to come with it. Anything gets disturbed.

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We'll fix anything, that's egregious, you know we'll kind of reach over and if we wouldn't, we wouldn't.

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Leave you with something like that and for any properties that are significantly impacted by.

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That kind of effort we're gonna, have to work with the property owners to make sure we have.

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You know permissible to make that you know, in addition to fix it up so.

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Okay and then from jocelyn, can you clarify if the sidewalks are planned for both sides that.

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Glow in the loop or, if they're, only going to be on one side, so the answer is one side.

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If only one side which side it's the outer side.

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And also with this asphalt, sidewalks removed on both sides, the answer is yes,.

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Could I check my understanding and make sure, based on the comment you just made.

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When you say just the outer sidewalk is going to replace, does that include.

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Phase one and phase two: it's only going to be the outer cycle. The outer sidewalk.

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And again, the reason why we made that decision is to save all the dreams on the inside gotcha.

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So when the sidewalk is removed on the inside, will that be longest? Yes, it will be. Yes also that.

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You remove the old sidewalks on the other side of the street, just grass it in yes.

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Well, the removal sidewalks in the phase one area be at the same time as the phase one.

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Replacement of the cyborgs- yes, absolutely, and if there are problematic trees in the removal area,.

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Will they be taken care of as well? So, yes, we will assess all the trees and, if there's something.

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Dangerous, besides the one we need to take down we'll take care of it but, as I said in general,.

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We have two armors of staff that monitor the trees so and part of that uh train. Greenery's.

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Presentation that will have to be able to address the health of any trees that are in.

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The area that we're currently working so we'll end up walking up with arborists. In addition,.

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To really paying attention to the ones we're concerned about we'll be looking at all of them.

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Or or be tripped or befriended right uh next question from laura uh what happens to the.

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Sidewalks in the inner ring of colonial they're removed, as well as those across from the plant.

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Across from the planned ones on the mace indicator, so the sidewalks that are there now that are not.

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Going to be replaced, get removed and loaned in and the sidewalk will put one sidewalk our mason.

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We'll put one on the head or two and when we do phase two we'll do the same thing. We'll look at.

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The wires we'll look at the trees and we'll make a good decision about what side of the street.

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Right still, along those those same lines, I'm on the inside of colonial, and we have two.

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Ginormous slender, trees, good and the roots are, you know um so you're saying.

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The sidewalks are going to be removed, but the trees are staying. That's right! How long.

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So right we'll look at that, but in general, when we lower we're not gonna we're gonna fill the hole.

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So that it's full now, if you have some roots that are kind of sticking up now, we're not gonna go.

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Crazy very roots, because when you bury roots, the roots are exposed for reason, because the.

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Trees want to expose so if you bury the roots so that you roll it easy, it's not good for the tree.

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So I mean if the asphalt is dug up the roots right now. Have you know [ __ ] up the asphalt.

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So the asphalt is being removed, the giant roots are still there. Yes, you're just.

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Blowing around them and we will fill in the holes and divots to make it as nice.

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So megan says: I think this is a nice proposal. Will the sidewalk project include any new speed.

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Lighting, no, the answer is, no, we don't do. We don't do antique street lights.

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And neighborhoods we're not making time besides.

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And if you feel that there are areas of your neighborhood that are dark.

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And they need an additional street light. Please reach us, let us know, and we will look at it.

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Do the um and just leave it as is noting that to drive in our neighborhood, you have.

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To drive about 15 to 20 miles per hour, for instance, a crash or pedestrian hit.

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If you are using a sidewall and for me to use a sidewalk, I would have to cross the street anyway.

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Is there just any way that we could allocate that funding towards getting us.

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A non-motorized way to get to downtown or to one of the schools.

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That's just I'm thinking about budget overall and our access and walkability to the rest of the town.

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And our state walkability, currently within our neighborhood within reason or within my current.

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Abilities, I know that I'm able bodied when I brought children, so I don't know it was just.

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Hey, how do you feel about this because we thought well, maybe a lot of people wouldn't wouldn't want.

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Us to remove the trees and they would say we're fine walking in the road. The evidence from the.

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Survey is contrary to that. So this the support was pegged towards cyborg. So that's why we're here.

B

Elon, did you provide a little more clarity, though, and you're you're said no more transportation.

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In transportation, research, and so that's part of it. But since there's no way to get to.

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Get to downtown or to get here safely on uh that car, so we are very hot we're.

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Isolated as a neighborhood you're, well, let's put some caveats on so you are a lot less isolated.

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Than you were even a few years ago, right yeah, you know you have a bridge that goes over the.

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River tracks that goes down into the world, you have a new sidewalk that goes past. The.

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Eileen dondero drive that goes to island street. You have a new, you have a new crosswalk.

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That's going in across the bypass from northwick over to the new the new road, which is.

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Function way: okay, we have in the cip to put new sidewalk along walkway from from the bypass up.

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To where it stops by the hospital now, so all these things are being done so that you have.

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You'll have three ways to get to walk in the town. Yes, I I totally appreciate that. I don't.

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Feel safe, walking down the road by myself, you know on the sidewalk, no okay, I think if.

M

You've walked and seemed like I can't yeah. I just don't feel safe in that area. I'd rather walk on.

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uh More like eyes on the street kind of place, but that's my personal opinion.

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But that, and so that was just some of my thinking around that and that's me, bringing in.

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Other ones, I think, there's other solutions we used to have a bus every hour on the hour years ago,.

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To the you know, neighborhoods to town neighborhoods to town, but that's another.

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Transportation issue was that, back with, it was back when our neighborhood was built.

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Back in the 50s every hour on the hour of us went by.

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Picked up not everybody had cars yeah, so they you could.

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And I was amazed how much public transportation there is it it? It really is a shame. I'm not taking.

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Advantage of it, okay, we have a question from abigail and tyler. Would you mind.

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Switching back to the slide, that shows where the sidewalk is going to be the yellow loop and.

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The map that thanks.

N

Yes, my question is kind of indirect. um With the sidewalks, I have a neighbor that.

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Is very very rude in all those parks directly behind my driveway. Is there.

O

Any way when you guys put the new sidewalks in that, you can also put a no parking sign.

O

Like on the other side of the street by my house in front of 234,.

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I mean I'm not I'm not trying to be funny it. This is a real problem and it's been a problem with the.

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Last, like four people that have ever lived in that house, they're always on the street, and it's very.

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Narrow and we can't back our cars out safely, so that was something we've brought up to the city.

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A couple of times we've always gotten laughed out like you just did, but it's really a problem.

O

Is there a way to put a sign out when you guys put the new sidewalks, it's a.

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No parking requests go through parking traffic and safety. um You know it is becoming a safety problem.

O

That's why I'm I'm bringing it up? Okay? Well, if we can, um you said you're at 234, we'll figure out a.

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Means to get in touch with you and help you with uh what the approach would be.

O

Yeah I mean I'm not going to be here after a while. It will be the next people in my house, but.

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It's just this is an ongoing problem.

O

So, yes, I appreciate you bringing it up to somebody else that can help me.

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Okay, uh we have a new chat from aaron says: can we consider connecting the hospital sidewalk to.

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The new west end yard sidewalk. So I'm not sure that you heard me. I just addressed that, but.

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There is a capital plan to extend that cyborg in the very near future.

B

So um jocelyn just to comment for your committee prayer, the transition comments, it's three and a.

B

Half mile walk downtown and it's safer now than I've ever been. I've walked many times a safe, walk.

B

Having a new sidewalk by the plains field has also been a game changer new sidewalks, but you.

B

All are also awesome. Thank you work hard to try to put all this stuff in glad you appreciate it.

B

Could the grass strip be eliminated for an on-street parking space where people.

B

Like to park on the grass trip, no, we will not do that.

H

On georgia's terrace, we have one very old crab apple tree, maybe.

H

It's the one tree in the whole neighborhood, that's climbable from toddlers to people like it's.

H

Loved by everybody it I had left it sent an email to call and hollow check, check it out. It's rotting.

H

It just needs attention and I'd appreciate. If someone while you're out there takes a.

H

Look at that tree to see if there's anything, to do to make sure it lasts right. There, though,.

H

I don't think about it. It's the funnest.

H

K

So yes, just as a kind of a I know, we're kind of nearing the end.

K

I want to thank the city, basically for kind of sometimes a little left out.

K

Since everett retired, ever it was our reporter for so many years. um I just the other day. There was a.

K

It wasn't that close of an issue, but a couple of kids riding bikes.

K

um It was a little too close for comfort, and we have all some of these kids that are of the.

K

Age where they can ride their bikes around the neighborhood, it's a safe, neighborhood.

K

But it is, I am really just thankful for the amount of young children that we have now. My daughter.

K

Will tell you 18 years ago she was the only child in the neighborhood. It wasn't really true, but.

K

There are a lot of kids that are at that age of being outside and able to gather together and.

K

You know you see it here and there some cars that come in really rapid pace, um full separate issues.

K

I get it, but just having the thought of kind of getting these kids that are out there riding bikes.

K

um And walking together that they can have a nice ride because nobody you're right, nobody uses them.

K

Actually, just a path, 18 years to walk to donna's house with two houses down. I can't.

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Walk to europe I'll, never tell myself! I just never step foot on the sidewalk.

H

Yeah, it's the scene, so just love streets, we're so happy. You're doing this! Yes, and that's why I want.

K

To make sure with, I know, a lot of questions and we want to know kind of the overall picture and maybe.

K

I'm just speaking personally, but I'm very thankful. It's also. It is a property value issue as well, and.

K

She'll have kids dogs bikes, walk whatever they do outside to have a nice sidewalk in a neighborhood.

K

Not for taxation.

K

I think this is a good thing. I just appreciate the thought that you're putting in.

B

We think it's a good thing too so we'll be going. They said we'll be going to trees and dreaming.

B

Next month, at month, from 3. to get their blessing mark- and I are going to be working crazy.

B

Since it gets back trying to save everything, that's realistic, um trees that are all heaved up.

B

And they're too wide. You know just expected to go but, like I said.

I

H

Yeah there's there's over 100. Both sides.

B

I just you know it's just sad to see how much candy wants. We don't have trees.

I

So we pay to have all our naked leaves taken from my.

E

Someone noted that they wanted to let tree and greenery or.

E

The one public input on tree and jerry's selection of tree species.

E

uh What we'll do is we? We have uh the folks that registered we have their email addresses. We have.

E

Email addresses here so we can notify people prior to that meeting. Just so you're aware.

E

That it'll be up in front of the board. It's the early morning meeting you know: 7 30, 8.,.

I

Will you be planting in areas where there aren't trees? Now it's very likely that we don't.

E

Know really, but okay, when we remove stumps, whether we're grinding or grinding them, the.

E

Majority of these are so big, so we might be able to plant in the same location, but we try to work.

B

You don't always succeed.

B

That's the obvious truth. So so maybe a tree right now might be living on your school and.

E

You might not have started that right. That's fine!.

K

Right, I have a partial save online, but there was a tree.

B

It was probably just a temporary state of execution.

B

E

Two additional uh comments from online janice kelly.

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Yes, hi hi, I'm on the blue side of colonial okay,.

N

When, when the plows come by on a on a sidewalk on a street, that has.

N

Sidewalks on one side and none on the other side, do they put the snow on the blue side.

N

I well, I was looking around at the sidewalks after the snow and it seemed to me that the.

N

Sidewalk sides where the right sidewalks don't have the big uh plow walls. I call them.

N

In front of them, so I'm saying to myself: maybe they purposely dump it. On the other side,.

N

We endeavor to make sure that everybody gives their fair share. A fair share of white gold.

B

Because we all know how much everybody loves the white gold in the seacoast, where it's concrete.

N

Okay, the most fun of all time, thanks. Thank you counselor badly. Thank you.

P

Yes, can you hear me we can hear you yeah, I just I just had a.

P

Couple comments: first, I wanted to thank city city staff for a great presentation.

P

And then, more importantly, I wanted to thank all the residents that showed up to ask.

P

Questions and very excited to see that we had a high response rate and that it was 90.

P

In favor, it's not often we get to do projects where you know you're never going to get 100.

P

But to get 90 is great, um so in a final note, there is a contact. All city councillors, option where you.

P

Can contact us individually on the website? So if you have questions about parking or you've.

P

Questions about street lighting or you have questions anything to do with your neighborhood.

P

Please don't hesitate to use that option to get touch with us. We don't get that many requests.

P

So if you do send a request and you'll you're likely to get a response, thank you, okay. Thank you.

J

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