Street tree and median beautification (Phase 2)
Summary
The city is sending its entryway lighting and median landscaping project out to bid — but council members sparred over whether the $35,000 Green Street circle is the best use of the money versus higher-traffic corridors like Alhambra Avenue. It comes back as a bid alternate once real prices are known.
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Roughly $412,000 for this phase of the $800,000 two-phase beautification program; bid alternates for the Green Street work and two years of maintenance will be priced at bid opening.
Drivers and residents entering the city through newly lit, landscaped gateway corridors.
Councilmembers argued some neighborhoods' neglected medians, including the Glacier Drive courts, may continue waiting for a future phase.
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