HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The City of Hutchinson is soliciting applications for a Sidewalk Program for installing, removing, and replacing non-existing and defective concrete sidewalks through a cost-sharing plan paid by the City of Hutchinson and paid by the property owner. The Safer Access for Everyone (SAFE) sidewalk program is designed to connect and promote continuous hazard-free pedestrian pathways. The program allows for funding assistance in the cost per frontage per landowner for the repair/replacement or installation of sidewalks.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023
Eligibility for consideration to the Sidewalk Program:
Applications must be submitted to [email protected] or received at City Hall by close of business March 31, 2023 for consideration. Criteria for consideration are outlined below. Note, funding is limited.
- First and foremost, to participate in the program the property must be located within the City of Hutchinson city limits.
- The property owner(s) must not have outstanding permit violations and no outstanding indebtedness to the city.
Considerations:
- Priority will be given to neighborhoods without existing sidewalks.
- How many are in this area that turned in an application?
- In a featured neighborhood
- Proximity to amenities (grocery store, laundromat, hospital, school, doctor, dentist)
- Status of sidewalk in front of the subject requested property for installment/replacement/repair?
- Alignment with the Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan