4 Corners project hits funding snags

An exacavator broke up concrete in a lot along Northwest Boulevard Thursday as the second phase of the city of Coeur d’Alene’s Four Corners Master Plan commenced near Memorial Field.

The City Council gave the go-ahead Wednesday for the city to provide funding to cover an additional $366,691 in costs over the original budget for this phase of the Four Corners plan. The original budget was funded by three entities: ignite cda, Kootenai County and North Idaho College.

The plan calls for several projects that will convert the Memorial Field area into an enhanced multi-use public park space with new restroom facilities and a public playground. It includes an area for parking that will be shared with Kootenai County/ Brooke Wolford , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.