> I live in Phoenix; in my neighborhood it's basically the same way. City comes around, tears up the sidewalk to fix something (water main or such) - and you th

> I live in Phoenix; in my neighborhood it's basically the same way. City comes around, tears up the sidewalk to fix something (water main or such) - and you the homeowner are responsible for fixing the sidewalk. Yay. What in the holy hell? That's insane and ridiculous. Is this for both residential and commercial? (I could understand the latter slightly more.) Sounds like a great way to piss off your citizens by cutting a very small corner in what is probably already an expensive endeavor.