We recently received a message from Todd Bohrer of Eau Claire’s Department of Public Works concerning the possible reversal of a prior decision to not add sidewalks to the last block on the south end of Roderick Street. Got all that? From Mr. Bohrer …

NOTICE

A petition has been received requesting that the City Council reconsider the deferral of sidewalk construction on Roderick Street, between Badger Avenue and Lyndale Avenue as part of the street improvement project.

The City Council deferred the construction of sidewalk in the one block section of Roderick Street by a resolution adopted on February 22, 2011, following a public hearing the previous evening on Monday, February 21, 2011.

Council Members have asked that the sidewalk deferral be reconsidered and that public comment on the matter be received at the regular City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, September 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 203 S. Farwell Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The Council will receive comment at the meeting and in writing prior to deliberating the matter at the legislative meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

If you feel strongly about the matter, we encourage you to attend the meeting on Sept. 12.