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MINUTES SIDEWALK COMMITTEE MEETING JUNE 6, 2005 The meeting was called to order at 11:10 with 11 members and one visitor(Francine Stieglitz from the Transportation Advisory Committee). Ms Stieglitz may be attending in Ms. Arnolds stead at times. The Minutes from the May 2 meeting were accepted. As recommended in previous meeting a representative from the Police Department, Paul Jenkins, has been designated to be the public safety liaison, and will participate as an adjunct member in discussions and matters related to public safety. The Inventory Group reported that the inventory is substantially complete and will be finished within the next couple of weeks. Inventory data consists of both maps indicating the location of sidewalks and pathways and tabular data reflecting conditions and other physical data. Lucy Fletcher Jones and John Davies will work together to prepare content for the website to be posted this month. A question raised was how to prioritize existing sidewalks with respect to repair and maintenance and how to determine which roads should receive priority for new walkways. Safe routes to schools will be one value assignment,plus public opinion received as another, with as yet undetermined values also. It was recommended that photos be included as part of the inventory data. Another question raised was whether it was the responsibility of the Town to repair and maintain unaccepted streets. Wayne Brooks stated the Town is not strictly responsible, yet the Town does attempt to fill potholes to make unaccepted streets passable and reasonably safe. Data from Wayne Brooks on sidewalk costs: Type Expected life Base Top surface Cost/linear ft— 4 foot wide New Concrete 30 ears 6" ravel 4" $23 New Asphalt 15 years 6" gravel +2" 1" $15 binder Remove and 30 years Use existing 4" $19 replace concrete Remove and 15 years Use existing 1.5" $5.50 replace asphalt Comments relative to sidewalk life and maintenance were: 1. tree roots create the most damage to sidewalks and significantly shorten expected life of sidewalks and pathways 2. the current town recommendation is to plant trees no closer than 4 feet from a sidewalk minutes side com 6jun05 page 1 Of 3