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Brookings council declares emergency, approves $677,609 contract to repair Sherwood Terrace slide

5492333 · July 28, 2025
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The Brookings City Council declared the Sherwood Terrace landslide an emergency and authorized a $677,609 repair contract with Tidewater Contractors Inc.; city staff said the slide damaged water, sewer and storm infrastructure and work could begin as early as Aug. 11.

The Brookings City Council on July 28 proclaimed the Sherwood Terrace landslide an emergency and authorized the city manager to sign a $677,609 contract with Tidewater Contractors Inc. to repair the slide-affected right-of-way.

City staff told the council the landslide, caused by excavation for a private home site, severely damaged city facilities including water, sewer and storm mains. Public works staff said repairs could begin as early as Aug. 11 and staff anticipates construction completion by September, subject to weather.

The council heard that…

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