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Details on roundabout taking shape

Landscaping design for Lake-Everett traffic feature ‘simplified,’ set to include Camas lily, native plants

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An illustration shows the future traffic roundabout design at Lake Road and Everett Street in Camas. (Illustration courtesy of city of Camas)

Landscaping plans for the future traffic roundabout at Lake Road and Everett Street in Camas received head nods of approval from Camas City Council members this week, after staff pared down the original landscaping ideas.

“We heard you say ‘simplify’ and ‘not so extravagant,’ so we went back to the drawing board,” James “Curleigh” Carothers, the city’s engineering manager, told city councilors at the Council’s Monday night workshop. “We had a joint meeting on Nov. 7 with the landscape committee and we have adjusted the recommendation for you.”

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