Cincinnatians in seven West Side neighborhoods will soon be able to get damaged sidewalks repaired with city funds.
Council voted last week to approve the next city budget, which includes $100,000 for a sidewalk repair pilot program. Property owners are responsible for maintaining sidewalks, but the cost can be prohibitive — between $500 and $2,500 for a typical sidewalk outside a single family home.
“$2,500 for someone who’s maybe living on a fixed income can be pretty hard to attain, and yet those people and everyone in our neighborhood deserve to be able to walk around, get around our neighborhoods, just like anyone else,” Council member Anna Albi told WVXU…