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| Photo: Bill Huston |
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| Photo: Bill Huston |
The activity prompted some to wonder if this meant the plan to replace the asphalt with pavers had been abandoned. After some consideration, it is Gossips' opinion that the answer is no.
As Gossips reported at the time, the walks through the public square were a topic of discussion at the April meeting of the Common Council Public Works Committee. Commissioner Peter Bujanow had pointed out that the paving of the walks in the park was in such bad shape that it presented a public safety issue. DPW superintendent Rob Perry indicated at the time that he had added the estimated cost of replacing the asphalt with pavers to the budget for 2014, but it had been rejected by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment (the mayor, the treasurer, and the Common Council president). It was his intention to ask for the money to replace the asphalt with pavers again in the budget for 2018. It is Gossips' opinion that the work done this morning was the easiest and least expensive way to alleviate a public safety issue and the idea of replacing the asphalt with pavers has not been abandoned.
The picture below of a park in Chesterton, Maryland, gives a sense of how our public square could look if the asphalt were replaced with brick pavers.
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