John Hart/jhart@theunion.com | The Union
The Nevada City Planning Commission is slated to review the environmental impact of the Commercial Street Boardwalk at its meeting today.
Following former City Councilwoman Reinette Senum’s call on Facebook Wednesday for supporters to attend today’s meeting and defend the boardwalk, the discussion may be contentious.
Constructed in August 2011 by the Nevada County Sustainability Team, Senum and volunteers, the boardwalk is a 50-by-8-foot, wood-planked, deck-like platform built over three street parking spaces to create public space, replete with benches, tables, umbrellas, planter boxes and bicycle parking stations.
After more than two years of gradual improvements, visitors to the boardwalk may not realize that the structure is officially considered a temporary structure, subject to annual Nevada City Council approval. After its initial one-year trial period, the boardwalk was granted a one-year extension in November 2012.