JC Post

JUNCTION CITY -Recent heavy rains have led to the collapse of a portion of a stone wall on Franklin Street near the Geary County Detention Center.

Geary County Commissioner Florence Whitebread said Monday

The wall collapsed and portions were on the sidewalk Monday.

Public Works Director Dennis Cox has been given authorization to proceed to get that wall placed back in position where it was according to Geary County Commissioner Florence Whitebread.

Public Works was directed to put holes in the wall where water can come through in order to avoid the same problem in the future.

“Because this could create the whole bank coming down, with the amount of moisture that we have,” said Whitebread.

The stone wall runs in front of the Geary County Courthouse on Eighth Street and circles around north down Franklin Street past the county jail.

The collapsed area is on the Franklin Street side where the wall comes to the detention center.