City brings back sidewalk repair rebates
The Kansan
In 2020 there were 100 complaints of sidewalks in disrepair investigated by the city of Newton a massive increase over previous years. In fact, the three previous years totaled 57 complaints. With COVID-19 we have a lot of people at home, they are wanting to get out of the house and they are walking and utilizing sidewalks, said Suzanne Loomis, director of public works for the city of Newton. . When people are stumbling upon a a sidewalk that is in disrepair, they are calling the engineering office, the environmental officer. We are inspecting those and sending out notices.