Staff with the City of Snohomish will begin working on planting areas on historic First Street where four trees were removed after being significantly damaged in the November 2022 winter storm.
CONTACT: Shari Ireton, Director of Community Engagement & Strategic Initiatives, ireton@snohomishwa.gov, 425-512-1839
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2023
SNOHOMISH, Wash. – Staff with the City of Snohomish will begin working on planting areas on historic First Street where four trees were removed after being significantly damaged in the November 2022 winter storm, as well as removing an additional tree that is causing significant infrastructure damage to the sidewalk and street.
Work on First Street is scheduled as follows:
- Monday, June 5 and Tuesday, June 6: Staff will be painting the affected areas (SE corner of Ave. C, NW and SW corners of Ave. B, and the NW corner of Ave. A) to mark the excavation limits.
- Week of June 12: Tree removal at the SE corner of Ave. A.
- June 12 – June 30: Stump removal and planter restoration at all planter locations (see “1st Street Planter Locations”).
What to expect:
- Areas around the planters, segments of sidewalk, and adjacent parking spaces to be coned off.
- Removal of asphalt and sections of the curb.
- Stump grinding, as well as removal of stumps and debris.
- Paving and striping.
- Minor impacts to parking, traffic, and isolated sidewalk closures.
Crews will attempt to complete most work in the early mornings to reduce impact on traffic and businesses.
The restoration project will include the temporary installation of planters which will contain live trees at the impacted street corners. The City will partner with the arts community to utilize the planters as community art installations and details about these efforts will be released once they are finalized.
Addressing the long-term urban forestry and beautification of First Street will be incorporated into the First Street Master Plan, a Public Works project that will include feedback from and engagement with the residential and business communities. That master planning process will kick off later this year, with actual construction not anticipated to start for a few years. To offset the trees removed on First Street, the City will be planting additional trees in the Historic District and around the city at a 3:1 ratio (three threes planted for every one that was removed).
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