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Council pauses awarding Bridge Street retaining-wall/sidewalk contract to allow brief additional outreach with adjacent property owner
Summary
Council debated awarding a bid for a CMU retaining wall and 12-foot sidewalk along Bridge Street (between 1st Avenue and the bridge). The project would replace an existing sheet-pile wall and restore the full pedestrian corridor. Several councilors asked staff to contact the adjacent property owner again regarding access/land-swap issues; council
Sandpoint staff presented a contract award recommendation on Nov. 5 to construct a concrete-masonry-unit (CMU) retaining wall along Bridge Street that would restore a 12-foot sidewalk from 1st Avenue to the Bridge Street bridge. The retaining wall replaces an existing sheet-pile wall that encroaches on the city right-of-way.
Staff said the work is funded primarily from a cash deposit the city received as performance security tied to a prior land swap and that a small city sidewalk/Resort City fund contribution may also be…
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