Tree casts shadow on council meeting
Desireã Hood Staff Writer | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 2 months AGO
SANDPOINT — Homeowners are trying to save a 100-foot Douglas Fir sits where the city wants a sidewalk installed along Ella Avenue. For now, the tree will remain undisturbed.
Homeowner Kurt Forget asked the council Wednesday to allow the city’s Tree Committee and a forester to look at the tree, before he is forced to install the sidewalks. Forget, who would like to get the tree designated as a “heritage tree,” said the installation of the sidewalk could be detrimental to the healthy tree. He asked the council to defer the installation process until he can meet with a forester and the Tree Committee on Oct. 26.
Forget got a bid for the sidewalk for about $16,000. He said they are the third owners of the home since the deferral and were not told of the expiration when they purchased the home.
“We understand the challenge and the benefits of the sidewalk program,” Forget said.
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