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Commissioners ask city to consider cost‑sharing before approving downtown sidewalk fixes
Summary
A proposal to remove pavement around street trees and replace it with bark in two downtown locations was tabled while county staff seek a written cost‑sharing response from the City of Walla Walla. Commissioners cited joint custody of the walkways and asked the county prosecutor to help draft a letter to the city.
The board tabled a request to proceed with a right‑of‑way permit and bid process for sidewalk improvements at two downtown locations until the county receives a written response from the City of Walla Walla about cost sharing.
Rob Grandstaff, the county’s facilities director, described the work as maintenance in two locations where tree roots have lifted paved surfaces: “The two areas we’re looking…
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