Copper City Inn

MARK.LEVY@SVHERALD.COM A chain link fence drapes over the rocky mountain side behind the Copper City Inn as work to repair a retaining wall is under way in Bisbee. Rocks from the mountain side fell on the inn as a result of last year's heavy rains.

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The Copper City Inn in Old Bisbee has returned to providing its guests warm, comfortable accommodations in the historic district after repairs to a retaining wall behind the innwerecompleted.

It was last September, during the end of the monsoon season, when a rock retaining wall collapsed with a thunderous crash onto the back side of the Copper City Inn, forcing owner Fred Miller to cancel reservations, refund deposits and ultimately shutting down his business fortwomonths.

Check your insurance because if youre excluded or if you dont have flood insurance, you are excluded for any damages that might come from rock retaining walls, warned Copper City Inn OwnerFredMiller.

He explained the City of Bisbee had him close the Inn due to the unsafe conditions, caused by what was left of the wall afteritscollapse.

They said it was an unsafe situation so they closed my inn down until it was going to be fixed,hesaid.

The property owner Dawn Breen, hired an engineering firm that worked with the city to secure the damaged wall that was repaired with a metal support beam and metalfencingmaterial.

Miller says there are 11 other retaining walls in Old Bisbee that were affected by the rainfall lastmonsoonseason.

At the time of the collapse, Miller explained he had guesting staying in the inn and one guest described the event as sounding like a freight train although little external damaged occurred totheinn.

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Copper City Inn