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Committee flags safety and documentation gaps in First Parish retaining-wall application

CDBG Allocation Committee · January 8, 2026
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Summary

Reviewers raised safety concerns about a leaning retaining wall abutting Portland High School and said the application lacked detailed risk assessments and firm leverage-funding commitments; staff confirmed the wall is the parish's responsibility and noted initial contacts with DPW but no funding commitments.

Committee members expressed concern about a retaining wall at Trustees First Parish that was described in the application as leaning and potentially hazardous. Several members noted the wall's proximity to Portland High School and said the application was…

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