Letter to the editor: Public responsibility
Lawrence Journal-World opinion section
To the editor:
The sidewalk editorial in the Journal-World of May 6 was interesting. Fortunately, the city has not built sidewalks in my neighborhood. Sometime back, the city indicated that it was not high enough on their priority list to spend the money.
If the city should build a sidewalk on my street, why should I be responsible for its maintenance any more than the street in front of my property? Although I do use the street once or twice a day, at 97, I probably would never use the sidewalk. It would be for public use, as is the street. The city should be responsible for all maintenance of both street and sidewalk.