The City of Fairfield is considering shifting responsibility to homeowners when it comes to paying for needed maintenance or repairs to trees, sidewalks and fences on private property or adjacent to the property line.

In a special-called study session Tuesday night, the city council revisited the topic that was first presented to the council by a city task force just before the COVID-19 pandemic put the ordinance updates on pause.

City leaders said it is time to get serious about making some changes to existing practices. It will be the first update to the city's tree and sidewalk ordinance in about 60 years.

Absent from the session were Mayor Catherine Moy and Vice Mayor Pam Bertani.

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