After more than a year of discussions about the possibility of Kyle giving homeowners help with sidewalk repairs, city leaders earlier this month entered into a $50,000 contract with a company to continue to help with sidewalk maintenance.

On July 3, the Kyle City Council approved a contract with Tempe-based Polylevel of Central Texas in an amount to not exceed $50,000. The money was earmarked as a capital improvement in the city’s fiscal year 2017-18 budget for the Public Works department....