City OKs 2nd Hagadone Tower 5-1

The Coeur d’Alene Resort will move ahead with the design for a second hotel tower following a Tuesday vote by the Coeur d’Alene City Council to vacate two downtown streets. The council voted 5-1 for the street vacations, which Hagadone Hospitality officials said are needed for the construction of a narrow, 19-story tower rising above Front Avenue and extending over a portion of Hagadone’s Resort Plaza Shops. All of the rooms in the new tower will face west. Councilwoman Amy Evans cast the dissenting vote, saying she didn’t have enough information about how the tower will affect downtown, including the views and the shadows cast by the building. “I would like more information on the impact on views and vistas,” she told other council members. “We know the community values those”/ Becky Kramer , SR. More here.

• City vacates part of Front Avenue for new tower /Keith Cousin, Press

Question: Do you agree/disagree with the 5-1 decision by the Coeur d’Alene City Council?