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Residents urge pause and redesigned mitigation for Northeast 13th Avenue sidewalk project
Summary
Multiple residents told the commission that the Northeast 13th Avenue sidewalk and drainage project expanded beyond initial public notices, will eliminate driveway access and on‑street parking in narrow streets, and asked the city to pause construction, conduct additional coordination with adjacent property owners, and provide legal and mitigation assurances.
Dozens of residents used the public‑comment period at the Feb. 18 City Commission meeting to press the city to pause the Northeast 13th Avenue sidewalk and drainage project and to address what they described as inadequate notice, scope creep and insufficient mitigation for lost parking and driveway access.
Speakers — representing block groups and neighborhood coalitions — said early outreach and 2017 materials described improvements along the 13th Avenue corridor but did not disclose the current neighborhood‑wide footprint that now…
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