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Residents say Lake Bend screening‑wall promises have been missed as council pledges weekly updates
Summary
Multiple Lake Bend Estates residents told the council that construction start dates for a screening wall have slipped past the promised June 30 date; speakers asked for accountability, questioned utility coordination and easement delays, and sought weekly updates on project milestones.
Multiple residents from Lake Bend Estates pressed the council at public comment to explain repeated delays on a promised screening wall. Speakers said construction was scheduled to begin June 30 but that site work had not started and that repeated timeline revisions have eroded trust.
"We were promised a new wall and it's time," said Margie Manns, urging the council to follow through. Tamara Hess described the project as repeatedly delayed and that residents are exhausted by missed deadlines. Shannon Vandel and Patrick Bandle asked when staff first learned of schedule slippages and whether utility coordination and easement negotiations caused avoidable delays.
Council asked the interim city manager to provide weekly updates to the council and for the city to communicate the milestones to the public. In response, the mayor said staff would open an application window for a downtown advisory board and that project timelines would be monitored; council also agreed to weekly updates for Lake Bend screening‑wall milestones.
Why it matters: residents said the crumbling wall presents safety and property‑value concerns and asked for proactive communication and accountability from staff. Several speakers warned of potential safety hazards from exposed rebar and ongoing deterioration and asked council to enforce construction commitments.
