Some discussion during the last meeting with the city engineering suggested that the Burns Square area property owners may have to create a BID to pay for the maintenance of the illuminated crossings. How ironic that we do not get the improvement that we were willing to contribute to (roundabout) and instead we get this dumbed down design because of mainly Laurel Park neighborhood board members and then they actually suggest we may have to financially maintain it.
In addition this is the only traffic calming device the city has to maintain in the entire Burns Square district and therefore we feel it unreasonable to expect the property owners to contribute to its maintenance. While it may be above a normal level of service found in other areas of downtown, we would argue that this is a very dangerous pedestrian intersection and the city values this intersection as one of the most important gateways into our downtown core, therefore its safety factor and visual appearance would be of high priority.
We also learned the City of Sarasota maintains the crossing in front of Morton's Market and while the property owner installed the crossings, it is within close proximity of a traffic signal crossing. So the city is maintaining two crossings for Southside Village which are within a throw of each other.
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Installation of brick pavers in crosswalks is a good improvement in every city. People will surely be happy on this one as a new look will arise on their hometown.
Inevitably bricks/pavers will need to be cut or split when building the walkway. Unless you want to buy or rent an expensive wetsaw, I would suggest purchasing a simple brick/paver splitter. It is basically a chisel with a wide end that is the width of the bricks/pavers. To actually cut/split the brick/paver, lay it in a bed of sand and place the chisel at a 75 degree angle over the spot where you want to break the brick. Then using a hammer strike the butt end of the chisel firmly. You may need to do this a couple of times. You may also want to flip the brick/paver over and strike the other side of the brick using the hammer and chisel. Within one or two strikes the brick/paver should break cleanly. If your walkway has curves you will need to buy/rent a wetsaw.
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