Stephanie McCloud walks along the sidewalk in McEuen Park near Front Avenue in Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday. The Coeur d'Alene City Council discussed a Local Improvement District that was created in the area to recoup $845,100 the city put up in 2013 for reconstruction efforts as part of the McEuen Project. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust)

Front Avenue property owners will be required to repay the city of Coeur d'Alene for improvements made to the area during the McEuen project. On Tuesday night, the Coeur d'Alene City Council narrowly approved a final assessment on a Local Improvement District created by the city in 2013 to pay for $845,100 of the $2.2 million Front Avenue reconstruction project. The city originally funded the LID portion of the project, and the additional 67 percent of the funds required for its completion. Under the LID assessment, property owners will pay $300 per front-foot toward the cost of street and streetscape improvements including paving, sidewalks, landscaping and lighting/Keith Cousins, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: What do you think of Gookin's attempt to have the city pick up the tab for this work?