The city’s proposed 2012 would enact cuts at SDOT that would defer stairway maintenance, according to a KOMO news report.
Last year’s budget dedicated over $1 million for stairways, including maintenance and funding from the Bridging the Gap levy. This year, however, $200,000 may be cut from SDOT’s stairway budget. The cuts would impact maintenance, including eliminating two positions – a stairway design and inspection engineer, and a stairway construction worker.
The potential cuts would mean that the city would no longer perform regular stairway inspections and would instead rely on existing assessment to prioritize improvements and maintenance.
Though, of course, that funding and much more will be saved if people vote YES on Proposition 1. 15 percent of the funds raised are targeted to pedestrian and neighborhood safety projects. That a ton of money to make it safer and easier to walk in Seattle.