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Sandpoint council splits on Cedar Street design; approves 11‑foot travel lanes and sidewalks on both sides
Summary
After extended public and staff discussion, council rejected staff’s 24‑foot asphalt recommendation, approved an 11‑foot travel‑lane compromise, directed tree preservation measures around a mature silver maple (air‑spading and arborist mitigation), and approved two‑side sidewalks for the Cedar Street reconstruction project.
Councilors, staff and experts spent the bulk of Wednesday’s meeting debating how to balance tree preservation, traffic calming and the maintenance needs of Sandpoint’s Cedar Street reconstruction.
Staff and a consulting arborist described techniques to preserve a mature silver maple in the corridor—air‑spading to locate roots, careful root pruning, temporary contractor slowdowns and longer‑term watering/mulching—estimated at roughly $25,000 for construction protections plus about $15,000 for two years of post‑construction…
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