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Commissioner Chase Youngdahl urges largest planting strips, raises SilvaCells option for Sandpoint Phase 3 downtown design
Summary
At the April 23 Sandpoint Urban Forestry Commission meeting, Commissioner Chase Youngdahl urged the Phase 3 downtown streetscape design prioritize the widest planting strips (the largest concept was a 6-foot strip) and flagged SilvaCells as a higher-cost option to increase soil volume for long-term tree health.
Commissioner Chase Youngdahl told the commission the Phase 3 technical advisory group (TAG) kickoff focused on high-level concepts for First Avenue and the stretch from Church to Lake (possibly extending to Superior) and that each schematic trades planting area against vehicle lanes, parking and bicycle lanes. "On behalf of Urban Forestry's interests, I advocated for the plan with the maximum amount of planting space, which I believe was a 6 foot strip," Youngdahl said.
City staff and consultants presented several options in 1-foot increments between a minimum 3-foot and a maximum 6-foot planting strip.…
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