In addition to any authority which is now or may hereafter be granted by general law to the town for making sidewalk improvements, the board of commissioners is hereby authorized to order to be made or to make sidewalk improvements or repairs without petition according to standards and specifications of the town, and to assess the total cost thereof against abutting property owners.
Statutory reference:
Local improvements generally, see G.S. §§ 160A-216 et seq.