Stevenson Way, Emmaville Street, Sieben Drive, Etna Street and the intersection of Beasley and Blunt are among the Orange locations where planned works for this financial year have now been listed as 'withdrawn.'

Council's meeting this week was told the projects could not be completed this financial year but would likely be added to the list for the next financial year.

When the current budget was confirmed last year it was announced council's spending on building new footpaths and renewing old ones would see funding tripled.

Council allocated $900,000 for the current financial year, $750,000 for the upcoming year and $600,000 for the year after that.

The extensive program has seen many of the planned 20 new footpaths constructed and eight footpaths replaced this financial year.

Orange mayor Cr Reg Kidd said it had been one of the most intensive programs of footpath upgrading for years.

"Over the past four or five years I've seen more spent on footpaths than I've seen over 30-odd years," he said.

"In the first 10 or so years there was virtually nothing spent on footpaths."

Cr Kidd said urban planning had changed from people wanting footpaths to areas, including parts of north Orange, which when developed did not have a footpath on either side of the street, to now wanting more.

Council was told footpaths on both sides of the road and street trees were now a requirement for the latest suburban developments at Shiralee.

Cr Kidd said it would be a 'great ambition' for all streets in Orange to have a footpath on at least one side of the road.

Cr Kevin Duffy said the recent footpath works had been impressive.

"Especially on Peisley and Prince streets people are most appreciative, especially the students at Bletchington school, they have now a bit more easier walk to school instead of having to walk through mud," he said.

Cr Glenn Taylor said the public was also supportive of re-sealing work on Lone Pine Avenue.

"That section is superb, the feedback I am getting from the community," he said.

"That is how we should build our roads in the future."

Cr Taylor said it showed the value of using hot-mix.

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