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Council rejects CDBG-funded sidewalk infill plan after neighborhood opposition
Summary
Cedar Falls City Council voted 2-5 to reject a resolution approving the 2025 CDBG sidewalk infill project, after multiple residents and some council members said the Colorado Road segment would create burdens for long-term homeowners and provide limited public benefit.
Cedar Falls City Council voted 2-5 on March 3 to reject a resolution adopting plans and an estimated cost for the 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) sidewalk infill project, which the city estimated would cost $113,242.50 and be funded entirely with CDBG dollars.
City staff described the project as a targeted infill effort intended to improve connectivity and provide “safe routes” to destinations including the Cedar Falls aquatic center and the Cedar Prairie Trail. “The total estimated construction cost for this project is $113,242.50. And the project is fully funded by the community development block grant funding,” city staff member David Wiecky said during the public hearing.
Residents from the Colorado Road and Dallas Drive area urged the council not to approve the plan as presented. Darryl Crest, who said he lives at 303 Colorado Road, told…
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