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Council awards Phase 3 downtown revitalization design contract to Welch Comer
Summary
The Sandpoint City Council approved a professional services contract with Welch Comer Engineers for downtown revitalization Phase 3 design, authorizing immediate public outreach and beginning design work aimed at construction next year; the decision followed debate over scope and public input timing.
The Sandpoint City Council voted Dec. 3 to award a professional services contract to Welch Comer Engineers for downtown revitalization Phase 3 design work, a decision staff said will let public engagement and design advance quickly toward expected construction by next year.
Eric Bush, City Forester and the project's staff lead, told the council the contract covers full design from Church Street to Lake Street and 30% conceptual work south of Lake toward Superior, including intersection improvements, streetscape and utility undergrounding, water-main reconstruction and stormwater treatment for the 1st Avenue corridor. Bush presented the…
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