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Residents urge council to halt proposed road through wetlands; cite rare trout stream and lack of notice
Summary
Multiple residents asked the council to reconsider a proposed road connection from North Lake Road to Lake Bluff Road, saying the route would cross wetlands and harm a biodiverse parcel, and saying they received little or no advance notice; staff invited commenters to follow up with the public works director for details.
Several residents used the meeting’s public-comment period to urge the City Council to reconsider a proposed road that would run from North Lake Road back to Lake Bluff Road, saying mapped markings indicate the route would bisect wetlands and threaten a local ecosystem. Speakers said the parcel contains ponds, a trout-bearing stream they described as one of only two self‑populating brook-trout streams in the state, and abundant wildlife including snapping turtles, painted turtles, foxes and…
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