Janesville City Council approves 2013 sidewalk plan
JANESVILLE--It might be just as telling to note who was not at Monday’s Janesville City Council meeting as who was: about another 50 residents and a dozen speakers.
Twelve residents spoke in opposition to recommendations by the city’s sidewalk committee to build an additional 8.5 miles in 2013, a move that would affect 370 property owners.
But those who came to Monday’s meeting were fewer than the number that came to past hearings.
It’s possible residents didn’t show up because they figured the council would accept the unanimous recommendations from a group created due to resident demands. The committee is composed of residents both for and against sidewalks.
The council—with the exception of Deb Dongarra-Adams, who has never supported sidewalks—voted to install all but a few small segments of the sidewalks as part of its seven-year program. The plan is aimed at closing sidewalk gaps in the city, improving safety and connecting pedestrians to neighborhoods and public facilities.
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Dec 11, 2012 at 6:58 p.m.
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Thank you janesvillian!
Dec 11, 2012 at 5:33 p.m.
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Maps are available at this link:
http://www.ci.janesville.wi.us/index.asp...
Dec 11, 2012 at 3:52 p.m.
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I think for each of these miles and miles the city council, crew and manager need to go DOOR TO DOOR and ask everyhomeowner what they think. They live there and see who walks the walks.
Dec 11, 2012 at 3:42 p.m.
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Which streets? Specifics please so one doesn't have to wonder or call down and get nothing but ringing. Little hard to budget for something if you learn your street is next week!
Dec 11, 2012 at 1 p.m.
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Well.. I have a sidewalk, but Pedestrians still walk down the middle of the street. Waste of money, but I know that's our Governments job now.. "Waste as much as they can, before the fiscal year ends.. so they don't have to return, unused Federal "Grants" *wink*. We have a whole new generation coming up now, that have No clue, what sidewalks are for. I live on one of the busier streets in the city, that's on a bus route, & most people who pass in front of my house used the road, not sidewalks, & there's no reason for it. Other then to, "dare drivers in to running them over, so they can collect insurance money." I know I'm not the only one to notice this, so why is the city council "Really" so hell bent ton spending our tax dollars on sidewalks that very few people, if any.. will use. I've watched even cops drive around these pedestrians walking down the street.. I always thought that was a citation offense, but apparently that's not the case. I'm reminded of a movie called "The Field of dreams". A Quote from it, "If you build it, they will come".. Maybe that's the thinking of the city council. NOTE TO SELF.. "It was just a Movie! You can build them all you want, but they'll still walk down the road.".. lol
Dec 11, 2012 at 11:19 a.m.
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Why is the city spending tax money to install sidewalks around the fire station at Washington and Joliet? There are no house in that block of Washington and the other side of Joliet has sidewalks. It seems like a waste of taxpayer money!
Dec 11, 2012 at 11:18 a.m.
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There should be "A" sidewalk on the side of every road in the city limits of Janesville, period. Just one side, both sides is a waste of money, but who cares the city doesn't pay for it the people do, right. What's next??? Time to head out of town.
Dec 11, 2012 at 11:02 a.m.
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Did the council members who said they were against more sidewalks before the election keep their word and vote against them?
Maybe if we didn't have to spend money for things not needed, we wouldn't have to raise the water rate and taxes. Spend more, tax more. Why?
Dec 11, 2012 at 10:39 a.m.
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One side of Wright road mabye not both and could have gone w/o Since 1 person reported using it so far. Sorry I did see a guy once. I go down Wright road 1-2-5 times a day sometimes.
Dec 11, 2012 at 9:28 a.m.
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Frogger - I use Wright Rd. 4 times per day to and from work. So far I've seen zero people using those new sidewalks with the exception of an occasional person (once) from the bike trail around the church to Wuthering Hills Dr. In my opinion that's a lot of money spent on something that gets no use. The no value-add projects also seem to be the ones that are most focused on. Quite the joke really....
Dec 11, 2012 at 8:51 a.m.
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Hey I am still waiting to see ANYONE walking on ANY sidewalks, ANYWHERE in around Janesville. Drive around, ANYTIME, night or day, count the number of people walking. Guess how many you will count ..... NONE !@!!!!
Oh wait, maybe 60 people, lets see, 60,000 residents, hmmm 60 would be a whopping .001%. What a waste.
Dec 11, 2012 at 8:26 a.m.
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I am still waiting to see somebody walking down Wright rd into the forest.
Dec 11, 2012 at 8:17 a.m.
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It would have been nice of the Gazette to either show or list where those sidewalks are designed to go.
Dec 11, 2012 at 7:16 a.m.
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Can we make some more sidewalks to nowhere like on Kennedy rd? This city is pathetic...well not the city, just the people that "try" to run it.
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