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[–] lime@feddit.nu 15 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

getting permits to place them is probably pretty expensive.

[–] CMLVI@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago

Some of it, I would hope, is also earmarked for future maintenance.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Getting permits…. From a city office…. Which the mayor is a part of…..

I dunno, I just have a feeling he could do something about that too.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 4 points 11 hours ago

in some places sidewalks are part of the buildings they border. dunno how ny does it but that has stopped a lot of projects.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Paying 4 city workers to watch the 1 guy qualified to put the concrete anchors in. The other 4 are the driver, navigator, pylon guy, and hinge greaser.