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Council hears downtown cleanup plan, ODOT to replace worst ADA-adjacent trees next summer
Summary
Council members reviewed a multi-pronged downtown cleanup plan that includes tree replacement, new solar lighting in the Second Street lot, and coordination with the Oregon Department of Transportation to complete ADA ramp and tree work next summer.
Newberg city staff told the council on April 21 that a coordinated downtown cleanup plan will rely on a mix of city work, volunteer activity and a forthcoming Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) ADA-ramp project to address failing trees, broken sidewalk grades and worn signage.
The plan matters because several trees and sidewalk conditions in the downtown couplet have grown unsafe, several signs are owned by ODOT, and the city said improvements are necessary for pedestrian safety, ADA compliance and downtown economic vitality.
Public works staff and the city manager described steps already taken and next steps. The city has completed a photographic survey of failing signs, a walking inventory of downtown trees and a plan called “Operation Curb Appeal.” The city will replace a small number of missing street trees this summer…
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