2026 Sidewalk Repair Program and Special Assessments
Summary
Property owners who had the city fix defective sidewalks in project 2025-01 SWR will pay assessments over five years at 4.27% interest; the special assessment interest-rate policy itself was also updated to a Treasury-rate benchmark.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Assessments on benefiting parcels, payable over five years at 4.27% interest.
Property owners with safer sidewalks and the city's maintenance program.
Assessed property owners along the project route, who pay for the repairs.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council — October 13, 2026
The council approved the annual sidewalk repair resolution — 16 holdover properties will be repaired at owner expense, payable upfront or over five years at 8.68% interest. Most of the 148 owners notified in August already opted to fix their own sidewalks by next summer.
City Council — September 22, 2026
Property owners who had the city fix defective sidewalks in project 2025-01 SWR will pay assessments over five years at 4.27% interest; the special assessment interest-rate policy itself was also updated to a Treasury-rate benchmark.
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