The City of Sweet Home announced on Monday, Sept. 15, that Weddle Bridge is now closed to public access due to “ongoing and escalating issues with vandalism.”
Deputy City Manager Cecily Pretty told The New Ear that the vandalism the city has been dealing with includes trash, painting/tagging, carving into the wood, evidence of fires under the bridge, illegal dumping, removal of wood planks, defacing of signage, and damage to a camera.
“We experience issues…