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TexasTowelie

(112,204 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2015, 01:49 PM Mar 2015

VIDEO: Concerns Grow Over Large Crack Along Lake Whitney Cliff

A giant fracture in a limestone cliff overlooking Lake Whitney is threatening another luxury home, less than a year after a mansion was burned to the ground before it could collapse and fall into the North Texas lake below.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it is "very concerned with public safety" in light of the new crack. Chopper 5 flew over the long crack Tuesday that could soon put another luxury home in danger of crumbling into the lake.

The Corps of Engineers said Tuesday it will work to "keep things as safe as possible in the area until the danger has subsided." The group said that while the issue involves private property who are ultimately responsible for correcting the problem, they will help in any way they can.

In July 2014, fire crews burned down a luxury home teetering atop a crumbling 75-foot limestone cliff over Lake Whitney, rather than wait for it to tumble into the water.

Chunks of both the cliff and the 4,000-square-foot home fell into Lake Whitney for days.

Read more and watch the video at http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Another-Crack-Close-to-a-Home-on-Cliff-Overlooking-Lake-Whitney-296585771.html .

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VIDEO: Concerns Grow Over Large Crack Along Lake Whitney Cliff (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2015 OP
Building along the edge of a cliff is as brilliant as building near the high tide level. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #1
I think people need more geology in school. upaloopa Mar 2015 #2
The house looks okay but they will soon have a lot less yard work to do. bluedigger Mar 2015 #3
I imagine that the property tax appraisal will also fall TexasTowelie Mar 2015 #4

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)
3. The house looks okay but they will soon have a lot less yard work to do.
Tue Mar 17, 2015, 03:31 PM
Mar 2015

They'll probably be able to lay off an undocumented landscaper or two.

TexasTowelie

(112,204 posts)
4. I imagine that the property tax appraisal will also fall
Tue Mar 17, 2015, 03:41 PM
Mar 2015

with the eroding cliffside. That is one heck of a crack though.

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