AM: Corps Levee Policy Cuts To Heart

Roger Smith, a retired civil engineer from Coeur d’Alene, talked on Thursday about the possible removal of the trees along the dike road separating North Idaho College and the Fort Grounds neighborhood from Lake Coeur d’Alene and the Spokane River. The towering pines along the waterfront are an “aesthetic heritage feature” for the city, Smith said. He was one of several speakers at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, who urged the council to seek other options than cutting down the trees. Story here . (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)

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