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Cedar Street '75% design' would remove dozens of trees; commission seeks protections, replacements and on‑site review
Summary
City staff and commissioners reviewed 75% design plans for Cedar Street (Lincoln to Division), discussed an estimated 30+ tree removals, tree protection measures for preserved specimens and plans to replace trees as part of the project.
City staff and the Sandpoint Urban Forestry Commission reviewed 75% design drawings Thursday for the Cedar Street reconstruction project and flagged potential impacts to dozens of street‑side trees along the corridor between Lincoln and Division streets.
Eric Bush, city forester and staff liaison, said the current design calls for removal of roughly 32 trees along the corridor as drawn, with a subset being volunteer cottonwoods and aspens that have self‑seeded in the right of way. "Anything marked R in this set of plans is slated for removal; anything marked P is protect and maintain in place," Bush said.
Why it matters: Cedar Street is planned as a "complete street" project that will replace utilities, add stormwater treatment in vegetated planting strips, construct sidewalks and provide bike lanes. Those changes require excavation and…
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