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SIDEWALK SURVEY JUNE 14, 1994 residential street would have no sidewalk - such improvements are difficult to assess and property owners prefer the rural setting. Maplewood avoids sidewalk improvements, for the most part. If a street is wider to carry on- street pedestrian traffic - no assessment for the wider portion of the road. This is usually on a major collector street. The County is putting in sidewalk along County Road C - the County is paying 25% of the cost of the . sidewalk, and the City 75 %. There will be no assessment for this sidewalk. The last sidewalks built by Maplewood were built in the mid - 1970's. Sidewalks bring up maintenance issues - City versus property owners. Its a real hassle. The City does not have the equipment to maintain, and some property owners refuse to. Mendota Heights - Larry Shannessy No sidewalks in this City. Trails have been through parks and paid for with park bond dollars. Some streets were reconstructed wider to provide on- street pedestrian area. Assessed this cost at 100 %. New Brighton - Bob, Engineering New Brighton has a skeletal sidewalk system plan along State Aid and County streets. Did some sidewalk improvements along MSA streets about 4 years ago. City picked up the cost. There are a few older sidewalks in residential areas, and New Brighton has been removing them when they can. The City has never assessed for a sidewalk, except when its been a County project and the County has passed on costs to the City. New Brighton does not feel a property owner living on a County road should be forgiven assessments - that's why they pass these costs on, not because its a sidewalk improvement. Roseville - Doug Strong, Public Works Roseville has a master pathway plan. All County roads are included on the plan. When the County reconstructs, sidewalks are added. Roseville budgets $75,000 per year for sidewalk improvements - they do not assess. Page 50