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Buncombe County approves FEMA-funded design contract to study Grovemont landslide
Summary
The board approved a $794,200 design-and-engineering contract with ECS Southeast LLC to assess mitigation options for the Grovemont landslide; the work is funded by FEMA public assistance and staff expect roughly 75% of the contract up front.
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 2 approved a design and engineering contract with ECS Southeast LLC to study and recommend mitigation for the Grovemont landslide.
Kevin Madsen told the board the project covers roughly nine contiguous slide areas totaling about 12,529 feet (approximately 2.4 miles) in length and averaging about 755 feet in width. The Phase 1 contract — scoped to include targeted LiDAR, field reconnaissance, geotechnical…
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