Sidewalk Improvement Program

POTENTIAL NEW SIDEWALK

The city commission will be discussing and determining if new sidewalks should be installed adjacent to properties where none currently exist at the commission meeting on May 24, 2021 at 7:30 pm. This will be a virtual meeting online.

Property owners are welcome to participate in public comment regarding new proposed sidewalks during the public comment portion of the meeting by leaving a voicemail at 248-246-3411 between 3:00pm and 4:00pm on May 24, 2021. Voicemails will be played for the commission during the meeting. You can read the Engineering Division’s recommendations for new sidewalk installation at all potential locations here.

Payment Plans

Property owners must submit Payment Plan Request forms
to the Engineering Division PRIOR to receiving their bill

If you would like to have your cost for the sidewalk improvements spread over a longer period of time, you can fill out a Sidewalk Payment Plan Request form. This will be reviewed by the city commission. If approved, payment plans will be billed through the treasurer's office, typically spread over six years with a maximum 6% interest rate. Interest rates and time period are established by the city commission prior to billing. Plans can be paid off at any time without penalty through the treasurer's office. Currently, this is the only payment plan offered by the city and you must elect this option prior to receiving your bill.

Exemptions

In the spring, after receiving the construction notification letter with your estimate for sidewalk improvement, you can schedule a meeting with the project manager for concerns regarding your sidewalk. If you still disagree with the proposed sidewalk to be replaced, the project manager will give you an Exemption Request form to fill out and submit to the city engineer, who will review it and make a final decision. The exemption must be approved before the city’s contractor arrives on your street.

General Timeline

FALL

During the fall, the Engineering Division begins inspecting existing sidewalks and determines which sidewalks exhibit deficiencies requiring correction in accordance with the approved s

idewalk replacement criteria.

SPRING

In the spring of each year, homeowners in the designated target area will be notified of the specifics of the program, and in particular, the deficiencies identified on the sidewalk adjacent to their property that they are responsible to maintain as outlined in City Code §650. A cost estimate will be included in the notification letter. The Engineering Division will begin addressing property owner concerns only after notifications have been sent out in the spring.

SUMMER

Removal and replacement of sidewalk happens throughout the summer construction season, generally from May through October. If more work is required than the original letter estimated, property owners will receive an updated estimate on their front door.

WINTER

Single, one-time invoices are mailed to the current property owner typically in January or February.

By Phone	248.246.3260
By Email	engineering@romi.gov

Sidewalk Improvement Program