Who’s going to fix the retaining wall?

City, county, state discussing which agency must pay

By DEREK BARICHELLO dbarichello@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 526

Created: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 1:15 a.m. CDT

DIXON – The city is arguing that it is not responsible for a retaining wall that collapsed last week at the Old Lee County Courthouse.

A portion of the 3-foot-tall wall collapsed in Wednesday’s rain, forcing the city sidewalk around the courthouse to be closed. Debris, which included some 300- to 400-pound stones, was cleared by city workers Monday, City Engineer Shawn Ortgiesen said.

Now Ortgiesen awaits a response from the Illinois Department of Transportation on who is responsible for paying for cleanup and maintenance.

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