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Newton approves $88,200 engineering contract to replace leaning retaining wall on City Lake dam

Newton City Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Council authorized an $88,200 budget amendment to contract McGill Associates, PA for engineering services to design a replacement for a failing cinder-block retaining wall on the City Lake dam, classified as high hazard by NCDEQ.

Newton City Council authorized engineering services costing $88,200 to design and permit replacement of a cinder-block retaining wall on the City Lake dam after staff reported the wall was leaning and at risk of collapse.

Public Works Director Dusty Wentz told council the City Lake reservoir dam…

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