Dear Neighbors,
Last week it was a surprise and very pleasing to see a work crew on Cumberland St. They are installing an ADA, wheelchair compliant sidewalk along the north side where none existed before. Now it connects South Congress with existing sidewalks.
Cynthia Medlin provided an update at the February Meeting of the Dawson Neighborhood on Sidewalks. (Apparently, we have a small fund from developments for sidewalks, but not enough yet for a feasible project). The section of sidewalk on Cumberland adds to our needed sidewalks identified in the Dawson Neighborhood Plan.
Cynthia has been discussing the Sidewalk funds with city staff and also the safety issue of the particular section of Cumberland. So it should not be a surprise that the work has been going on.
Cynthia is a long standing advocate for neighborhood issues and has a vast knowledge of our history and city planning rules. She was involved in the formulation of the Neighborhood Plan and we should be very proud to have had her serve as a city Planning Commissioner also. (Current DNA President Myron Smith has also served recently as a Planning Commissioner).
If we had a SideWalk of Fame Cynthia would get the first star.
Peter Davis
