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Residents urge council to revisit Overpass branding and raise Cherrywood road and trail concerns
Summary
During public comment, Steve Schmidt urged the council to revisit the city's slogan and logo for the Overpass project and offered updated renderings; another resident described drainage, fence removal and resurfacing problems on Cherrywood and urged repair and attention to construction technique.
During the public comment period, Baxter resident Steve Schmidt, who said he serves on the Visual Quality Advisory Committee, urged the council to reconsider the city’s slogan and logo in light of the Overpass project and submitted updated logo renderings for council review. “With the possibility of branding our overpass, we have a unique moment to consider not just the structure itself, but the identity that it carries,” Schmidt said, and asked the council to take the matter up at a work session.
Another resident raised neighborhood concerns on Cherrywood, reporting removed rail fencing, standing water that is compromising pavement, and differences in resurfacing methods. The resident described poor ditch grading and said that when water pools the tar deteriorates and roads crack; they urged the city to restore ditches, ensure proper compaction and consider the proper hot mix equipment to avoid recurring failures.
Council members acknowledged both comments; one councilmember recommended using the beautification committee and a work session to begin the branding conversation. The transcript contains no formal action on branding or Cherrywood repairs in the provided segments.
