City Council is presently working on their biennium budget. A $1,267,396 sidewalk project was presented by a Deputy Public Works Director under the budget category: "Vibrant and Connected." $239,000 of the funding is a "Excise Real Estate Tax" on large downtown construction projects.
The deputy said the project "replaces 2,000 linear feet of sidewalk that was severely damaged by tree root growth" and 13 non-compliant curb ramps will be replaced with ADA ramps Sidewalk on 40th Street will be replaced from Bell-Red Road to 156th Avenue.
Council Member Sayna Parsi asked if the old trees will be replaced with new sidewalk compliant trees. The deputy said he'd look into it. The project memo gave a "2024- 2025 time frame." so is it already completed? There were no photos of the sidewalk in the agenda memo. Council has to approve all projects over $300,000. Council did not state this project would be placed on the consent agenda for approval.
-- Bob Yoder, 4/12/26
