issues on a proactive, rather than reactive,
basis.
“We’re really trying to get ourselves
prepared for that,”Bealey said.
A dedicated website – GoWallaWalla.us –
has been established to keep residents
updated on past and current public works
projects, and the latter list includes this
year’s planned resurfacing of Rose Street
from Thirteenth Avenue to Ninth Avenue,
upgrading sidewalk ramps at intersections
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and making water and stormwater utility
improvements.
Sidewalks will be also constructed on the
south side of Rose Street where none now
exist within the stretch and between the
BlueMountainMall and Jade Street.
“Thus far, we have just kind of been doing
the best we can to prioritize those projects,”
Bealey said. “Once we have (the matrix and
the full IRRP funding), we’ll really be able
to prioritize the projects in a very
quantifiable approach.”
