Mentor Rolls Out 2013 Sidewalk Repair Program

For the 1,000 affected property in Ward 3, a meeting tonight presents an opportunity to learn about the city's sidewalk program.

Mentor is ready to inspect sidewalks to see which ones need repairs, and Ward 3, "Zone 3B" will be looked at this year. The zone is bounded by Bellflower Road, Route 306, Lake Shore Boulevard and Melshore Drive.

The meeting begins tonight at 6 p.m. at the Mentor Senior Center, City Manager Ken Filipiak said. Property owners in the area should have received notices in the mail last week.

"At the meeting, we'll review details of the program with those residents who are affected," he said.

Councilman Bruce Landeg and members of the city engineering staff will be on-hand.

Filipiak said contractor D.C. Construction will soon replace about 1,000 sidewalk slabs that were inspected as part of the 2012 program.

According to the city, inspectors will identify sidewalk panels for repair or replacement that meet one or more of the following criteria:

• The sidewalk is displaced with a vertical edge of 1/8” or more.
• The sidewalk is depressed or raised more than 3” from the normal line of grade at any place.
• The sidewalk has cracked into 3 or more pieces with cracks that are 1/8” wide or greater or is missing a full depth piece of concrete.
• The sidewalk has spalled over 75 percent of the surface.
• The sidewalk has horizontal separations equal to or greater than 1/8” within the square, or greater than 1” at the sidewalk joints.
• The cross slope of the sidewalk exceeds more than 1” per foot. 
• Missing slabs of sidewalk.