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Eagle Pass staff recommends soil testing and other measures to reduce foundation failures; council asks builders workshop
Summary
City staff outlined causes of foundation cracking and recommended requiring soil tests, compaction tests and stronger inspection protocols; council agreed to start by standardizing soil testing and to host a builders’ workshop before drafting code changes.
City engineering staff told the City Council on Dec. 3 that recurring residential foundation failures in the area are driven by expansive clay and river silt soils, prolonged drought and episodic heavy rainfall — conditions that make slab movement and cracking more likely.
Mr. Madera (engineering staff) presented a menu of technical measures the city could require or verify before issuing building permits: per-lot soil testing,…
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