<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Thanks very much, Candy and Courtney. Very nicely done!<br></div>Warm regards,<br></div>Jane Gibson<br></div>Barker Neighborhood LAN rep.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 3:02 PM, Lawrence Assoc of Neighborhoods via Electronic-lan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu" target="_blank">electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">The following letter was sent to the City Commission, City Manager and City Staff regarding LAN's position on sidewalks. Please feel free to share your concerns in an e-mail, at a LAN meeting or at a City meeting. The City will purpose a plan in March that continues to be one in which the individual property owner pays for the repairs of the sidewalk adjacent to their property. Thank you, Candice Davis and Courtney Shipley<div><br></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear City Commissioners, City
Manager and City Staff, 1-7-17<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Mark Thiel graciously spoke to
LAN with regard to City action addressing sidewalk repair and maintenance. It
seems that the direction being taken by the City is the enforcement of present
policies with creative implementation. LAN wishes to explore the possibility of
the City combining sidewalks into infrastructure policies, including cost and
maintenance. LAN is of the opinion that there has not been enough research into
an equitable solution for sidewalk maintenance that is financed by taxpayers
citywide. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">At present the greater cost
of maintaining sidewalks falls on communities with the lowest financial
resources. Everyone uses sidewalks, much like city streets. The burden of cost now
is restricted to those who have a sidewalk in front of their residence. LAN
believes that the City’s liability is not a sufficient reason to eliminate the
possibility of the City managing this important service. Other communities have
found a way to do this without undue financial risk.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">LAN has supported the idea of
a citywide sidewalk policy that is managed and maintained by the City for many
years. We believe that there is public support for this and that the City should
explore further possibilities. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Sincerely, Candice Davis and Courtney Shipley LAN
co-chairs<span></span></span></p>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><h1><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">“Rats and roaches live by competition under the
laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live
under the laws of justice and mercy.” ~ Wendell Berry<br></span></font></h1><br><br>Jane W. Gibson</div><div>Associate Professor</div><div>Department of Anthropology</div><div>630 Fraser Hall</div><div>University of Kansas </div><div>Lawrence, Kansas 66045</div><div>785-864-2635<br></div><div><a href="mailto:jwgc@ku.edu" target="_blank">jwgc@ku.edu</a><br></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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