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Mission Creek evacuation alert June 15, 2012

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Working the night shift to save homes

Update 10:45 a.m. - The local state of emergency and evacuation alert for people living at 549 Truswell Rd. have been rescinded.

Residents of 30 rental units at the Walnut Grove property were placed on 20-minute evacuation alert on the evening on June 14. Part of a retaining wall on the property along Mission Creek was washed away and the rest of the wall was in jeopardy of falling into the creek.

City crews worked overnight to bring in 40 loads of large rip-rap rock to stabilize the property against the fast-flowing high water in Mission Creek.

Residents are asked to continue to exercise caution near any area creeks and streams.  Please keep children and pets safely back from creek banks, which may be slippery or subject to erosion by the higher, swifter moving water.  There is also the potential for unexpected rapid increases in creek water levels.

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A failing retaining wall at the Walnut Grove property at 549 Truswell Rd. has prompted a local state of emergency.

Residents at the 30-unit rental property have been placed on evacuation alert. 

Part of a retaining wall abutting Mission Creek at the back of the Walnut Grove property has fallen into the creek and the rest of the wall lining the creek is in jeopardy of falling. 

After monitoring Mission Creek water flow at the property throughout the day and an inspection Thursday evening by a hydrological engineer, emergency officials decided to put the residents on evacuation alert.

City crews are preparing to remove some soil from the area and bring in large rip-rap rock to stabilize the area. More details on the situation will be issued when they become available.

Residents are asked to continue to exercise caution near any area creeks and streams.  Please keep children and pets safely back from creek banks, which may be slippery or subject to erosion by the higher, swifter moving water.  There is also the potential for unexpected rapid increases in creek water levels. 

If you have photos, video or stories about the alert send them to news@castanet.net

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A wall of protection on Mission Creek