NOW CLOSED: City Council Requests Citizen Input Regarding Brick Street Renovation

NOTE: This survey is now closed. Final survey results = 141 submissions. 84% preferred old bricks; 16% preferred new bricks.

At the June 17th City Council meeting, three bids were presented to renovate the first section of brick streets in Baldwin City. This project will be completed using the .25% sales tax designated by a public ballot initiative on November 8th, 2022.

City staff noted there is just over $260,000 collected so far from the designated sales tax. This initial renovation section is for the intersection of 8th and High only, and is expected to take 3-4 weeks to complete. Contractors who placed bids have been informed this project must be completed before October in order to keep the intersection clear during Maple Leaf Festival.

Some discussion took place among Council members regarding whether or not to use new or used bricks for the project. Lacking a clear consensus, they requested staff put out a citizen survey to get a feel for which type of bricks community members would like to use.

A project page is available with more information on the overall Brick Street Renovation Project and general timeline, as well as news articles, documents, and photos.

Links:

• Project page
• Survey (external link) -- closes June 30th, 2025
• Council meeting livestream (YouTube)