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Columbia Falls moves to engineering and design for Nicholas Avenue sidewalk and parking improvements
Summary
Council heard staff presentation on Phase 2 of downtown sidewalk and parking improvements on Nicholas Avenue and accepted a motion to proceed with engineering and design; no recorded final vote in the provided transcript.
City staff presented Phase 2 of a downtown sidewalk and parking improvement project for Nicholas Avenue and recommended moving forward with engineering and design to finish work started in Phase 1.
A staff member described the scope as replacing curb and gutter with sidewalk along designated blocks and noted the purple segments on the map had been completed in Phase 1 while the yellow segments are proposed for Phase 2. The project was framed as completing work the city had planned but could not finish previously due to funding limitations.
Mayor Barnhart and council members asked whether there would be a public meeting on the specific locations; staff said they could bring details to a public meeting although none was scheduled and acknowledged communication on timing had lapsed. A motion was made "to proceed with the engineering and design" for the Phase 2 sidewalk and parking improvements; the transcript does not include a recorded vote or the mover/second in the excerpt provided.
Councilors and staff emphasized the need to notify impacted businesses and residents before construction. Staff said they would finalize the design and then solicit contractors to construct the work when funding and schedule allow.
The motion recorded in the transcript authorized the next design step; the project will require additional public outreach and a contractor selection before construction begins.
