The City of Winfield is proposing a plan to reimburse landowners for sidewalk repairs, a task that property owners currently bear the entire cost for. Based on results of a 2010 Transportation Assessment Study, repairs and upgrades to the city’s sidewalk infrastructure would cost a total of $7.5 million in today’s dollars, according to a memo from Winfield Community Development Director Patrick Steward. According to a questionnaire community members filled out several years ago as part of the city’s comprehensive plan update, 50% of respondents said the city and landowners should split the cost of sidewalk repairs, 47% said the city should pay the full cost, and 3% said the landowners should foot the bill.
Source: Cowley CourierTraveler
