City launches a program to help fix sidewalks

Havre Mayor Bob Rice kicked off his second community breakfast on Wednesday morning by announcing that the city is helping local merchants fix problem sidewalks.

The city of Havre has purchased a cement grinder and is helping local merchants even out unlevel sidewalk surfaces by providing city public works employees to help with the labor.

"Our goal is to provide people in the city with safe walking spaces," said the director of public works, Dave Peterson.

Peterson said the grinder can level out uneven surface areas by grinding them down and smoothing out rough patches.

"If a sidewalk is crum...