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Ann Arbor OKs Sidewalk Near King Elementary

The final construction budget to build a 186-foot stretch of sidewalk near King Elementary School has been given approval by the Ann Arbor city council. The sidewalk will fill in a gap from the northeast corner of Penberton Court and Waldenwood northward, connecting to a path leading the rest of the way to the school.

Only a small amount of the originally approved $10,000 design budget was spent. So, in order cover the $16,000 construction cost, an additional $6,818 of general fund money was approved by the council. Action came at the council’s Jan. 21, 2014 meeting.

At the same meeting, the council took the first of four steps in the process to impose a special assessment on property owners for a … [Full Story]