Residents of Charleston are invited to attend a Thursday evening meeting at City Hall to offer input on the question of which city streets are in most dire need of repair.
The gathering will be a called special meeting of the Charleston Mayor and Board of Aldermen and will begin at 6 p.m. in the City Hall courtroom. Light refreshments will be available.
The city has $1 million earmarked for restoration and improvement of streets, including $500,000 obtained through a municipal bond issue and $500,000 awarded through a 2023 legislative appropriation requested by state Rep. Tommy Reynolds.
This area of East Walnut Street, at its intersection with South Sabine Avenue, has patches on top of patches, making for a rough ride. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)
Charleston Mayor Sedrick Smith said Monday that he and city aldermen are compiling lists of streets that they deem most in need of consideration.
Before any decisions are made on how and where to spend the million dollars, however, Smith said the general public is being afforded this opportunity to participate in the process.
"We want the community to come and share input and concerns about streets in the city of Charleston," the mayor noted.
Smith said the city engineer will be on hand to provide information and to answer any questions that may arise.
Soon, the city board will vote on which streets will be designated for rehabbing, after which project specifications will be drawn up by the engineer's office and the city will solicit bids on that work from contractors.
Smith said any questions about the meeting may be directed to City Hall at 662-647-5841.
