Retirement community still mad over dirt wall

(John Clark/The Gazette) A sign at the entrance of the Magnolia Place development in Lowell notifying the community about the potentially dangerous dirt hillside that needs to be replaced with a retaining wall.

Residents of a Lowell retirement community want it known that the town has refused to put taxpayer dollars toward a dangerous wall of dirt bordering several homes. The developer of Magnolia Place in Lowell went out of business but not before leaving behind a steep hillside without any stabilization.

Now homeowners in the community have posted signs reading, Public beware imminent dangerous hillside and City Council declared dangerous hillside at Magnolia Place.

Engineers have told the community and the town that a retaining wall needs to be built.

Since the developer went out of business, residents have been stuck and sought help from the town.

In September, a code enforcement officer with the town declared the spot dangerous and a nuisance.

But in October, City Council voted not to use taxpayer money to fix the problem. Town leaders say they plan to explore other avenues for getting developers to pay for a retaining wall.

Residents insist the town is negligent by not fixing the wall.

You can reach reporter Lauren Baheri at 704-869-1842 or Twitter.com/lbaheri.

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Retirement community still mad over dirt wall