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Homewood staff says storm undermined creek wall; emergency repair to come to council with $110,000 estimate
Summary
City staff told the Finance Committee that heavy storms pushed out a creek-retaining wall behind two houses on Broadway. Staff will present an emergency-repair contract to the full council Monday with a contractor estimate of about $110,000; no formal action was taken at the committee meeting.
A city staff member told the Finance Committee on April 7 that a retaining wall along a creek at 709 and 711 Broadway pushed outward during a recent storm and damaged the homeowners’ backyards.
"I'll be coming to council on Monday night for an emergency repair," the staff member said, adding that a contractor who inspected the site estimated the work would be "probably gonna be around $110,000." He said Alabama Power crews…
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