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City details bridge completion, trail access and boat ramp plans; cultural reviews could delay fishing access improvements
Summary
City parks staff updated the advisory committee on the new pedestrian bridge (asphalt, railings and benches remaining), trail and regional trail funding, and plans to replace the boat ramp; staff said cultural‑resource reviews and permits will affect fishing access improvements.
City parks staff told the Parks & Recreation advisory committee the new pedestrian bridge structure and ornamental steel are complete but “the stuff that needs to be completed on the bridge is all asphalt work and railing” and approach paving where lookout benches will be installed. The staff speaker said the bridge’s finish was intentionally left as a sealed patina rather than painted.
Staff confirmed the bridge sits notably higher than the prior structure and does not itself provide the same fishing access. Committee members raised concerns that some longtime fishers and people with mobility limitations cannot reach the river from the bridge.…
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