When the time finally came to replace the ailing Channel Road Bridge in Deer Harbor, San Juan County took the high road.
Instead of top-down decision-making, County Councilman Rick Hughes encouraged Public Works to reach out to the community and let the residents guide the aesthetics of the bridge. This engagement process added a year in planning, but resulted in citizens taking ownership and pride in a bridge that they, in a sense, helped build.
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