The city’s committed around $1 million to streets and sidewalks again this year.  Commissioner Gillman wants the current commission to pass a resolution that says it should be $15 million over the next 15 years.  http://record-eagle.com/local/x1270810410/-1M-for-expected-for-infrastructure.  One flaw – the city’s engineering analysis says it’s a $26 million dollar problem.  http://www.ci.traverse-city.mi.us/departments/engineering/pr2006/tcpr2006.pdf.  

My view – telling the neighborhoods we’re going to spend $15 million over 15 years on their $26 million problem doesn’t really help them.  For more info on the real parameters of the problem, see http://planfortc.com/2009/12/19/streets-sidewalks-2-news-on-waterfront-sheriff-last-update-of-2009/.

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