tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post3053631453748257737..comments2024-02-07T02:14:50.146-08:00Comments on Dogwalk Musings: StumpedMari Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-83126456652778909832008-05-27T15:29:00.000-07:002008-05-27T15:29:00.000-07:00Thom, as I said to Mike, it's too bad this is the ...Thom, as I said to Mike, it's too bad this is the forum that got the response. I feel like a mini mini HBO here! But it's a start.Mari Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-57789763935155604632008-05-27T14:38:00.000-07:002008-05-27T14:38:00.000-07:00Thanks for weighing in Mike. Yours is the most co...Thanks for weighing in Mike. Yours is the most comprehensive explanation I've seen. Too bad it's on my blog where few will see it! Where is the press??<BR/><BR/>We had this conversation before didn't we. <BR/><BR/>Thanks too for the compliment regarding the forum on blogging. It was fun, especially since you, Dave and Dan were my fellow panelists!Mari Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-14066672842623023362008-05-27T14:34:00.000-07:002008-05-27T14:34:00.000-07:00DWM, I grew up in NYC and we had the same situatio...DWM, I grew up in NYC and we had the same situation back there 50+/- years ago, the city planted the trees and the homeowners paid for sidewalk repairs. It seems to be a fairly common practice throughout the country and is definitely not unique to Coeur d'Alene. Glad to see the city being responsive to citizens' input, that is how our government should work.ThomGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976812825842947204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-14802490531088855602008-05-27T14:29:00.000-07:002008-05-27T14:29:00.000-07:00Mari - I couldn't quite "leaf" here without commen...Mari - I couldn't quite "leaf" here without commenting (ugh, I know).<BR/><BR/>One of the reasons that I voted to bring the sidewalk repair in-house to the city and manage the process through staff is because there is definite interaction between the street department and the urban forestry department needed when these sidewalk repairs are dealt with. Some citizens felt they were getting a run around by having to deal with both departments, and everyone agreed that trees are some of the main reasons for sidewalks deteriorating.<BR/><BR/>I don't think the homeowner in the case you cited about the contract planter for the street tree fee project will pay anything directly (except normal maintenance and watering).<BR/><BR/>The city is going to take over the repair of those sidewalks that are ADA hazardous, and the recommendations on which streets are the most affected will most likely come from the city's Pedestrian-Bike Committee, because they are up, running, and have the most background on traffic patterns for walkers and bikers.<BR/><BR/>Yea, this one, while seeming straightforward when we voted to do it the way we did it, wasn't at all. And I can freely say that the public contacts and questions were legitimate and made me change course (as well as the council).<BR/><BR/>So keep those cards and letters coming (and plant trees whose roots don't uproot tree limbs!)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post - great to see you last week. I learned a lot about you from your discussion, which was really first rate.Mike Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260312051785408816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-25212024769539980952008-05-26T14:52:00.000-07:002008-05-26T14:52:00.000-07:00Sandpoint has gotten into a sticky wicket with the...Sandpoint has gotten into a sticky wicket with their sidewalks... something about a LID and telling the residents if they put their own in, there would be a break. But now, something has become of the LID, and the owners are asking for payment for the sidewalks that they put in, at the advice of the city. It is one of those clear as mud deals too...Word Tosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519547102435672497noreply@blogger.com