Farmington Ad Hoc Sidewalk Committee
People
- Russ Arnold, Director of Public Works (as needed)
- Kathleen Blonski, Town Manager
- Brian F.X. Connolly, Town Council Member
- Kathryn Krajewski, Assistant Town Manager
- Jim Ruzbasan, Highway and Grounds Superintendent (as needed)
- Keith Vibert, Town Council Member
Coverage (3 articles)
State Plans Two-Week Route 10 Closure in Farmington
The state expects to close Route 10 through Farmington for about two weeks next summer to replace a culvert built in 1924. The town cannot yet say which weeks, whether people on foot can get through, or where drivers should go instead. Farmington gets a free sidewalk out of it, and two property owners inherit the shoveling.
Farmington's $18 Million Sidewalk Bill Is Mostly Owners'
The Ad Hoc Sidewalk Committee told the Town Council there are 48 miles of sidewalk in Farmington, 11 percent of it rated D or F, and about $18 million to repair all of it. Under the town's ordinance almost none of that is the town's money. Then, holding every fact it had been asked to gather, the committee declined to recommend anything.
Farmington Sidewalk Committee Weighs Ordinance, Surveys
Sidewalk showdown! Farmington wrestles with who pays, who shovels, and what’s fair. Find out where your town stands—no slip-ups allowed.