Section 3. Determination of Funding:
Section 3. Determination of Funding: Sidewalks on roads not designated as Major Road / Collectors (MassDOT classification) or included in Canton’s Complete Streets Prioritization Plan shall not be recommended to town meeting by the Select Board for funding from public sources. Private ways, regardless of classification, shall not be recommended to Town Meeting by the Select Board for funding from public sources. For sidewalk requests on roads with these designations, the Select Board will make best efforts to request funding at least 50% of the total cost with a combination of applying for grants and a request for Town Meeting appropriations. For requests for Town Meeting funding, Steps 1 – 3 must be completed no later than 120 days before the start of Annual Town Meeting. Proposed funding sources for Town funding as proposed by the Select Board are to be from cash reserves and not from borrowing. If cash reserves do not exceed 15% of the operating budget, sidewalk projects will not be recommended by the Select Board to Town Meeting for funding If funding is not provided by Town Meeting or by grants, residents have the option to continue but all funding will be provided by private sources, or through a Town of Canton betterment upon benefited residents as described in Step 4 of Section 1 of this By-Law.