Property owners can now get up to $800 for repairing a broken sidewalk through a newly approved sidewalk program. At its Tuesday meeting, the Newton City Commission unanimously approved allocation of $150,000 to a program aimed at keeping sidewalk replacement costs from tripping up local residents. With COVID-19, many people have been walking the city, trying to get out of the house, which resulted in increased numbers of reports of broken sidewalks. One hundred cases were reported in 2020.
Source: Harvey County Now.
