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The city seeks a sidewalk millage

by Jan Schlain

posted 11/4/2011

"I would look at it as an insurance policy," says Homayoon Pirooz, head of the city's Project Management Unit. The "insurance policy" is Proposal 2 on the November 8 ballot: a .125 mill tax that would pay for a new city-run sidewalk repair program. It's closely paired with Proposal 1, a renewal of the existing street-repair tax.

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