Sidewalks and pedestrian and bicyclist safety were issues before Statesboro City Council when four members, with the mayor and one council member absent, held a relatively brief regular meeting Tuesday evening. A $230,510 Georgia Department of Transportation grant will fund the majority of the cost of installing a sidewalk on East Main Street from Lester Road to the far side of Veterans Memorial Parkway, also known as the U.S. 301 Bypass. This will allow the city to use previously budgeted Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax dollars to install a sidewalk on other portions of East Main Street.