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� , �of.DEc� ♦ C v �e �LLINO�`' April 1, 1997 PUBLIC WORKS MEMORANDUM NO. 97-34 MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: James L. Williams,Jr., City Manager Bruce A. McNabb,P.E., Director of Public Works � Stephen P. Swanson, P.E., City Engineerc�'� SUBJECT: Annual New Sidewalk Program City Project 9621 The City's Annual New Sidewalk Program was established to construct sidewalks in developed areas where it has been determined there is a need and sidewalks do not cunently exist. Two locations were selected by the Engineering Division for this year's program. The first location is along the west side of Jasper Street beginning at the entrance to 7asper Trailer Park and extending north to the main entrance into the K-Mart Shopping Center. The second location is along the south side of Hubbard Avenue beginning at Woodford Street and extending east to Macon Resources, Inc. A locale map is attached for your reference. The Division's selection of the locations for this year's program involved reviewing requests received by the office for sidewalks, the needs identified in the City's 1992 Sidewalk Policy and Plan prepared by the Community Development Department and the available budget. The requests received for the Jasper sidewalk noted the worn footpath between the trailer park and the shopping center as evidence for the need of a sidewalk. The Hubbard sidewalk was requested to provide a safe path for individuals working or serviced by Macon Resources, Inc. (MRI) who regularly walk to MRI from Woodford Street. These individuals will, a majority of the time, opt to walk within the roadway along the gutter and not on the area behind the curb. Review of the 1992 Plan determined that both locations are identified as needed links in the City's sidewalk system. The Division's field review of these two locations confirmed that the need exists for these two sidewalks. The decision was made to proceed with both of these projects this year.