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Residents urge Placerville to keep Clay Street Bridge replacement on track, warn of safety risks
Summary
Multiple residents told the council the nearly 100-year-old Clay Street Bridge is deteriorating and that mothballing the replacement would break public trust; council acknowledged the concerns and asked for coordination on next steps but made no immediate commitment at the meeting.
At the start of public comment, several residents urged the Placerville City Council to prioritize replacement or repair of the Clay Street Bridge, calling the structure a public-safety risk and a long-delayed project in the city’s capital improvement planning.
Sue Rodman, identifying herself as a Placerville resident, said the Clay Street Bridge has been identified for replacement for “over two decades,” described abutments…
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