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Auburn plans emergency storm-drain repairs after sinkhole; city highlights economic-development outreach
Summary
City staff told the council a major storm-drain line near Grocery Outlet and Ace Hardware collapsed after a tractor-trailer overloaded the line; staff will bring an emergency repair action to the next council agenda. The manager also summarized recent economic-development town halls and downtown activity.
The Auburn city manager reported on Feb. 23 that a large storm-drain line collapsed in a parking lot near Grocery Outlet and Ace Hardware when a semi‑tractor‑trailer parked above it, creating a sinkhole that required towing and temporary trench plates.
"The truck fell into basically a sinkhole there, needed to be removed out," the city manager said, describing emergency stabilization…
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