2020 CONCERNS #1 & 2: City Cuts Street Funding in ‘08 Budget
Sidewalks, pet projects, arts money grows
BY EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑO — The Brownsville Herald, September 22, 2007
Sulema Guerrero Abete commanded attention at last Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, voicing a concern shared by many in the community. “I want to be heard,” she told an attentive commission and complained of a lack of sidewalks in the city and her neighborhood. “It’s a shame,” she said. Abete lives on McDavitt Street and owns property on West Madison Street.
She came to City Hall to speak on behalf of all residents, particularly the elderly that reside on the 12 blocks between East Fronton Street to East Harrison Street, near the federal courthouse. There are poor sidewalks or none at all in this area, she said, few walking trails and debris from the removal of railroad tracks litter the ground amid growing weeds. The streets are uneven and pedestrians must navigate between potholes and brush.
The city will allocate more funds for sidewalks in the new fiscal year budget approved this week. Money for sidewalk construction was upped slightly, from $513,838 to $579,816. “I am pretty sure they can work something out. They can afford it,” Abete said Friday. “What I’m asking for is not out of this world. ... It would benefit everyone. It’s for the city.” Click For Full Story.
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Most of the new sidewalks on Ruben Torres Blvd. are being detroyed by weeds and grass. In rainy weather, I have to walk in the street as the walks are slippery. This is extremely dangerous. The pathways by the Brownsville Tourist Office cannot be used as the water lines are leaking. Ducks are nesting in the grass which is underwater. The leak has continued for about 9 months. Again, one has to walk in the street
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