Shoreline City Council Meeting Oct 8, 2012

Devon Rickabaugh

Notes from Shoreline City Council Meeting Oct 8, 2012

By Devon Vose Rickabaugh

The Council directed staff to continue investigating how best to finance sidewalks in Shoreline which is a priority for many home owners. Alicia McIntire, Senior Transportation Planner presented information on Sidewalk Local Improvement Districts (SLID) where projects will be paid up front by the city but eventually property owners will pay the city back their share of the costs. The costs to property owners could be determined by acreage, frontage or equal costs for all properties within each district and could be between $20,000-$30,00 overall, about $3,000 per year.

Councilmember Salomon said since the city does not have a funding source for their part of the costs a SLID is not the answer. But there should be  “options for citizens who want to do it themselves”. One group of neighbors has already inquired about this.

Mayor McGlashan said it is important to prioritize projects once funding is found in order to put sidewalks where there is most danger to pedestrians.