It Appears That Galvan and City Hall Want To Put Us All In The Hospital

Earlier this year, Galvan replaced the long expanse of sidewalk along their Charles Alger house on Allen Street.  Galvan workers (not an outside contractor) created a brand new, mostly smooth concrete sidewalk.  Inexplicably, they left a stiff piece of plastic projecting an inch from a 4-inch wide hole, waiting to put someone on their chin and in the hospital or morgue.  The tripping hazard, while not in the middle of the sidewalk, is adjacent to a parking space.

Presumably, someone at City Hall, either DPW or Code, approved Galvan's plans for their new sidewalk, which is a requirement in our city code.  Presumably, also, someone at DPW or Code Enforcement would have inspected Galvan's finished sidewalk to be sure it was done to code specs, followed the submitted plans, AND THAT THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS TRIPPING HAZARDS ON THE NEW SIDEWALK.

Right?  I mean, this wouldn't be tolerated for one day on a Warren Street sidewalk, would it?  (Sadly, it might be!)

More evidence that City Hall is actually not at all interested in "safe and accessible sidewalks for all," as they claim to be.  The largest property owner in Hudson doesn't seem to be signed up for that noble goal either.