Estimated at 100-plus years old, if the wall gives way, the utilities under the street — which service about 2,000 people in the area — will be damaged, officials said.

The homeowners have all found themselves with cracking and crumbling basements ... who spent a quarter of a million dollars ...

Safe, sturdy, and secure: A Washington County family received a brand-new wall after a local company learned their basement exterior wall was crumbling, and insurance wouldn’t cover the expense.