Mulholland Avenue

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Pink “C” painted on corner of sidewalk slab. City engineer named Mike is placing door-hangers on the block explaining the symbols. But I was standing there so he told me himself, too. Stands for “cut” which is the alternative to “R” for “replace.” The one slab is a bit out of kilter with the other, so it will be shaved down to match instead of replacing it. The good news: It’s paid for out of the city’s sidewalk repair millage. [photo]

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5 Comments

  1. By Barbara
    September 4, 2013 at 3:34 pm | permalink

    We have a whole line of “R”s still, since May. The “C”s were taken care of in June. A couple of weeks ago someone came ’round and refreshed the “R”s but still no sign of work…

  2. By Thomas Cook
    September 9, 2013 at 10:14 am | permalink

    Good for you folks who get it for free – where can I sign up to get reimbursed for paying for my own during the first wave?

  3. By Alan Goldsmith
    September 9, 2013 at 12:00 pm | permalink

    The ‘shaving’ wasn’t an acceptable option when homeowners were fixing sidewalk issues–but now that the City is taking out taxdollars it is.

  4. By TJ
    September 10, 2013 at 1:25 pm | permalink

    Plenty if squares in my neighborhood were shaved – but i vaguely recall that it only w

  5. By TJ
    September 10, 2013 at 1:27 pm | permalink

    (Sorry; fat fingers prematurely pressed submit)

    …shaving only worked (was acceptable) in certain cases.