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Re: Anyone been through Sidewalk Compliance yet???
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:56 pm
by Amanda Tabor
The city has posted a bit of information finally -
http://onelakewood.com/News.aspx?NewsID=419.
It is mostly basic and background info, but does give a general idea of what the costs might run which is the most important part, for me anyway.
Understanding the City’s Sidewalk Strategy
Monday, July 07, 2014
The city of Lakewood is entering its second phase of a 10-year strategy to improve the city’s 180 miles of sidewalks and keep them among the most pedestrian-friendly in the state.
Each year, the city sends inspectors to check the sidewalks for “trip hazards.”
This year, residents with identified trip hazards have some options. They can pay to have the sidewalk fixed themselves or participate in a citywide bid with the city’s contractor — the idea being to lower the price for property owners.
Residents with trip hazards will fall into one of three categories: Grinding the seams of the sidewalk (at $35 per seem); some sidewalks will need leveled (an estimated $100 per slab) or replaced (approximately $200).
Property owners with identified sidewalk issues will receive a mailed letter from the city in July.
“One of our goals is to be the most pedestrian-friendly city,” said Lakewood Mayor Michael Summers. “We all have a role to play.”
“We began this project in 2013, and we made some improvements to make it more efficient, more cost-effective and more simple moving forward. We took a more customer-centric approach this year versus a more regulatory approach.”
The second phase of the 10-year plan began in June. The city is using a map that divides the city into 30 sections, and plans to inspect three sections — or 10 percent — each year.
“This project will improve our city’s sidewalks, one section at a time,” said Joe Beno, the city’s director of public works. “It will also ensure pedestrian safety and our goal of being pedestrian-friendly.”
This year, the city is focusing its efforts on sections 7, 14 and 21. For this phase, the city will pay for sidewalks damaged by the trees in the tree lawns.
Re: Anyone been through Sidewalk Compliance yet???
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:01 pm
by Tim Carroll
Just so everyone knows according to the City the "trip hazard" is 1/4 of inch. So if you have heaving on your sidewalk and one side is that much off, you will get the white mark. We asked for a clarification on that point because some of the sidewalks that were tagged were hardly out of alignment.
Re: Anyone been through Sidewalk Compliance yet???
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:23 am
by Valerie Molinski
Tim Carroll wrote:Just so everyone knows according to the City the "trip hazard" is 1/4 of inch. So if you have heaving on your sidewalk and one side is that much off, you will get the white mark. We asked for a clarification on that point because some of the sidewalks that were tagged were hardly out of alignment.
That is the ADA definition of a 'trip hazard.' Anything changes in vertical level over 1/4". This has been the case for a long time.
Re: Anyone been through Sidewalk Compliance yet???
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:03 am
by Peter Grossetti
For the uninformed, ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Re: Anyone been through Sidewalk Compliance yet???
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:44 am
by marklingm
Peter Grossetti wrote:For the uninformed, ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
As an aside, the "Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008" was signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 25, 2008.
Re: Anyone been through Sidewalk Compliance yet???
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:01 pm
by Amanda Tabor
We got our letter regarding our sidewalk yesterday. We have one square that needs to be replaced, and one that needs an edge ground down - overall, that's not too bad compared to how badly some other properties are being hit (we are lucky in that we have no tree on the tree lawn to exacerbate any sidewalk issues). The city estimated that repairs would cost us $196 or so to make those two fixes. The letter stated that if we do not have it done by October 1, they will repair it for the estimate they provided plus a $200 administrative fee.
Is anyone here able to give a recommendation on a contractor they liked, that did good work? We are going to talk to our neighbors and try to do something as a group. I prefer to use recommendations rather than blindly choosing off a list, as we have been badly burned by bad contractors in the past.
Re: Anyone been through Sidewalk Compliance yet???
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:46 pm
by Stan Austin
Amanda and neighbors--- Russ Koz (Koz Construction) is the gold standard. It would be best to combine several projects for efficiency and savings.
You might have a problem with many of the concrete contractors being booked up for the year.
Stan Austin
Re: Anyone been through Sidewalk Compliance yet???
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:22 pm
by Amanda Tabor
I know, I'm worried about time. But thanks for the recommendation, I will be makin calls Monday!
Re: Anyone been through Sidewalk Compliance yet???
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:46 pm
by Bill Burnett
Do not use Anthony Allega. They are the ones who did that shoddy job on W117th.
Re: Anyone been through Sidewalk Compliance yet???
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:42 pm
by Toni C Northrop
That is who the City has chosen as the contractor. Scary huh?
Re: Anyone been through Sidewalk Compliance yet???
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 4:22 pm
by Toni C Northrop
FP Allega is the Lakewood City contractor there is also Allega concrete not sure if they are the same entity.