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Newton council approves $124,000 engineering amendment after state disapproval of lake-dam plans

Newton City Council · March 1, 2026
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Newton City Council authorized a $124,000 engineering amendment with McGill Associates to supply geotechnical, hydrology, hydraulics and plan updates required by NCDEQ after initial designs for the lake-dam retaining wall were disapproved; total engineering costs will rise to $212,200 and construction will be bid later.

The Newton City Council on July 13 approved an engineering amendment to address state requirements for repairs to the city lake dam, authorizing an additional $124,000 for McGill Associates to perform geotechnical, hydrology and hydraulics studies and update emergency-action and operation-and-maintenance plans.

Public Works and Utilities Director Dusty…

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