Input sought on Four Corners
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 11 years, 4 months AGO
The public will have one more chance to give input on the city of Coeur d'Alene's Four Corners master plan during an open house Monday evening.
The open house will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library. The goal of the meeting is to gather public input on what the city and other stakeholders should focus on as the area redevelops over the next few years.
"This will be the last opportunity to give formal input on the Four Corners project," said Keith Erickson, a spokesman for the city.
The city Parks and Recreation Commission will host the open house and present the ideas and information that already has been collected for the Four Corners master plan project.
The city is looking at ways to connect the downtown park system to the education corridor, Riverstone and beyond.
The Bureau of Land Management owns about 29 acres in the area, and the city wants to lease that property for public use as the area redevelops. The BLM parcel starts at Memorial Field and goes all the way into Riverstone, ending just short of the Hampton Inn.
In order to lease the parcel, the city must provide BLM with a master plan for the area.
The new plan will deal with a variety of properties and stakeholders surrounding the intersection where Northwest Boulevard becomes Sherman Avenue, and Government Way becomes Mullan Avenue.
Stakeholders, project organizers, community leaders and interested neighbors and citizens came up with a variety of ideas and information to assist city staff in detailing the uses of the properties.
Some of these include improved trail access, a community garden, educational and interpretive posts, osprey nests, a dog park and many other outdoor recreation items.
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Two meetings are scheduled on the city's Four Corners master plan. Both are 5:30 p.m. in the Coeur d'Alene Public Library Community Room.
Monday, Jan. 13: Parks and Recreation Commission open house. Information on ideas for the corridor will be presented.
Monday, Jan. 27: Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. A recommendation is expected to be forwarded to the city's General Services Committee.