Sidewalk project raises neighbor’s ire when bushes destroyed
Seventy-year-old lilacs used to shield this Columbia Falls home. They were torn out for a city sidewalk project. (Chris Peterson photo)
A gutter and sidewalk project on select city streets brought the ire of one resident after she found the 70-year-old lilac bushes that guarded her newly-bought home had been torn out and ground up to make way for the project.
Skylar Eberhart, who lives on Second Street East, told city council last week she saw the survey markings for the city curb and gutter project near her home and tried to get a hold of city officials about preserving the bushes.
Despite several attempts, no one from the city returned her calls, she said.
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