Finance Committee — 10/06/2021 Page 12
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you. | did hear in the conversation the other night and tonight from Alderman Lu about sidewalks. | am sucha
supporter of sidewalks for the city, although installing them comes at a great cost. For the great cost of installing them, it
would be nice if somebody took care of them. | think if the Mayor remembers — help me out — but there’s an 1890
Supreme Court case or something around to that affect that for every sidewalk that we install in front of somebody’s
house, they are not responsible. Now | came from the City of Boston where you are responsible for the sidewalks. So no
matter how many sidewalks that you put in, you could be faced with the dilemma of some citizen not shoveling his
sidewalk and that the children or passengers are still at risk and they’re still out in the street. It’s quite a conundrum and
it's more than a sidewalk itself. Although | really support it. It does enhance safety. I’m all about sidewalks but | think we
have to globally look at that issue and then come up and find out a way to supersede that Supreme Court ruling where live
free or die, you don't have to shovel your sidewalk. Thank you.
Mayor Donchess
Any other comments — remarks by Aldermen?
Alderwoman Lu
Yes thank you Alderman O’Brien for that comment. | just want to clarify that what’s concerning me now is that we do have
extremely out of repair sidewalks up and down Kinsley Street, and that’s quite a populated residential area on either side
of that street, and yet it’s a main artery coming in. It’s one of the main roads that allow delivery trucks, four wheelers, and
the larger vehicles. So | think just to protect those people on the sidewalks, it’s important to keep them in repair. Thank
you.
Mayor Donchess
Anyone else? All right.
NON-PUBLIC SESSION - None
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ADJOURN, BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 5
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
The Finance Committee meeting was adjourned at 7:57 p.m.
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright,
Committee Clerk
