Jennifer Holloway, community member
Take a trip down Yampa Avenue in the 400 and 500 blocks in the next few days and you’ll notice a startling difference immediately: no trees downtown.
On Tuesday, city crews began cutting down the trees along the 400 and 500 block of Yampa Avenue, marking the official start of the 2021 Sidewalk Project, focusing on improvements to the sidewalk, lighting, and landscape in the area.
For many — especially a handful of business owners downtown – the project is an exciting one, seen as a way to continue the revitalization and make Craig and Moffat County more attractive to tourists.
For others though, there’s plenty of concern – and in some cases outrage – with the removal of trees and what downtown, which many say looks like its straight off of a Hallmark card, will look like moving forward.