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City updates businesses on Cedar‑Lee fire and closed garage; boarding option and valet suggested to ease impacts
Summary
Assistant Director Brian Anderson briefed council on an ongoing state fire marshal investigation into the Cedar‑Lee fire, said the garage remains closed for safety and staff have a bid to board openings to reopen sooner; business owners urged expedited action and suggested temporary barriers or valet funding to restore parking capacity.
City staff told council Feb. 18 that an investigation into a fire affecting a building near the Cedar‑Lee district remains active, the adjacent parking garage remains closed as a safety precaution, and the city is exploring temporary boarding of affected openings to allow earlier reopening.
Brian Anderson, assistant director for economic development, said the state fire marshal is leading the investigation and that "the investigation is still ongoing." He said the city’s immediate concern is not structural collapse of the garage itself but the possibility that debris could fall from the adjacent fire‑damaged building and strike vehicles or people in the garage.…
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