Finance Committee - 12/02/2020 Page 28
Mayor Donchess
Alderwoman Klee?
Alderman Klee
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. | Know Mr. Ibarra and you might not be able to answer this question. | know in like on
Lock Street, where we have a walking, they walk to school through all those areas and so on. | know that they
have tried to clean the sidewalks but those are too narrow and we have obstacles in the middle of sidewalks. In
that case, you can’t use this type of machine, it has to all be done by hand, is that correct?
Mr. Ibarra
That would not be correct, no. So we do have problems on Lock Street to that point, yes, it’s tight because of
the utility poles. That being said, | understand there’s a project in the works, I’m not sure of its status currently
of expanding Lock Street and clearing some of those obstacles.
Alderman Klee
But another year.
Mr. Ibarra
Yeah. So | know that’s in the background, that’s in the works. We do Summer, Lock and Tolles to try and
maintain a safe route over there to Mt. Pleasant. And we will have to go down with loaders and backhoes and
sidewalk tractors with blades that fit on where we can push it off of the sidewalk and then pick it up with
machines and load it out as we can.
Alderman Klee
And just a quick follow up Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Donchess
Yes.
Alderman Klee
| Know a number of, actually | think it was the first year | became an Alderman, we had a really bad winter
where we literally had one storm right after another. | think it might have been over a weekend and that snow
became quite, quite packed and it never got up until we got some melting and so on. Would this type of
equipment be able to work there, or again, is this just too narrow for something like this?
Mr. Ibarra
Lock Street presents its various issues, but as a rule a sidewalk tractor can work through some pretty
significant bankings.
Alderman Klee
And that project that you spoke of, | am hoping that by next fall it’s starting. So we are just waiting for the
money to come from the State so fingers crossed.
