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While you were settling down for a long winter’s nap, Coeur d’Alene city workers were fixing a broken water line on Sherman Avenue.

A broken one-inch water line on the 1300 block of Sherman Avenue kept city water staffers busy into Christmas Eve as they worked on the problem, which created icy conditions on Sherman Avenue. Water was shut off to an insurance business until permanent repairs could be made on Thursday, said city water superintendent Jim Markley. Due to the slick conditions and excavation necessary to access the broken pipe, part of Sherman Avenue was closed during repairs. “These guys came out on their Christmas holiday to make sure the problem was addressed,” Markley said. “A big thank you to the anonymous citizen who saw the crew working on Christmas Eve and purchased and dropped off coffee for them.” On-duty street crews called to the scene to spread sand also helped with excavation efforts/ Keith Erickson , Coeur d’Alene Today.

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