Barriers went up. Trees came down. Lunchtime in Market Square won't be the same for quite some time.
A $5 million reconstruction of the city's oldest public square kicked into gear yesterday, forcing outdoor diners to converse over the din of construction equipment and testing the patience of merchants worried about the impact on their businesses.
The long-awaited renovation began with a last-minute change, as the city scrapped plans to redo each of the square's four quadrants one at a time for an all-at-once approach with a goal to "work as hard and as fast as we can to make the square an even better destination for residents, visitors and families," Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said.
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