Item: Sidewalk repairs fall on residents: Property owners must fix concrete or face a tax lien/Melissa Pamer, Spokesman-Review

More Info: Some of Coeur d'Alene's sidewalks are in such bad shape that city leaders are ordering repairs and invoking a 1909 law that requires adjoining property owners to foot the bill. City Hall last month sent out 182 letters to residents and business owners informing them they will have to pay to fix cracked and crumbling sidewalks adjacent to their properties.

DFO: I saw a young girl trip on the uneven sidewalk on 7th, north of Sherman, as we walked in the darkness to our cars after the Fourth of July fireworks. There's a coupla horrible stretches there, caused by the roots of big trees.

Question: Is it fair to make residents pay for adjoining bad sidewalks?

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