Being short by about $1.5 million for the completion of the $7.44 million Broadhead Sewer Separation Project has officials in Crafton looking for cost-friendly alternatives to fill the gap. One of these proposals in particular replaces some brick paver streets with asphalt and has residents questioning the choice to spend less upfront and more over the long term. Under the new project plan, brick paver streets Parke and Warren will be fully paved over at the completion of the project. The curve of N. Emily Street, the intersection of N. Linwood and Crennel avenues and the eastern half of Belvidere Street will have the current brick pavers replaced with asphalt. Bricks will be restored for the rest of N. Emily Street and Crennel Avenue. Other cost-cutting measures include fewer sidewalk and curb improvements. This new plan reduces costs by $964,400 leaving a deficit of $597,307 and maintains some brick streets where the original plan did not. Total cost for the project is now estimated at $6.475 million.

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