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Caldwell council hears residents on failed 2024 chip seal; staff recommends fog coat next spring
Summary
Residents and councilors urged quicker fixes after widespread loose chips and bald spots from the city’s 2024 chip‑seal program. Staff estimated roughly $250,000 to fog‑coat affected residential streets next warm season; councilors asked staff to return with an action item in spring and flagged the item for April budget tracking.
Residents and city staff clashed over the effects of Caldwell’s 2024 chip‑seal work as the council heard public comment on Oct. 20. Resident Dawn Chiew told the council her Sienna Hills neighborhood — developed less than three years ago — has “bald spots” and loose chips that tear up tires and driveways, and urged the council to reallocate 2026 funds to fix the streets.
Public works staff said the 2024 chip‑seal program used insufficient oil and a poor gradation of…
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