CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Carlsbad may pay $125,000 toward a fund to fix a man-made underground cavern that is in danger of collapse. The Current-Argus reports (http://bit.ly/2nPBe9e ) that the City Council has approved a budget adjustment that includes the $125,000 the state has requested Carlsbad contribute to fixing the cavern. Experts and city officials have worried for years that the I&W brine well could collapse, costing up to $1 billion in damaged infrastructure. City and Eddy County officials lobbied the state to create an authority to study the well and to appropriate $500,000 for the efforts. The state requested the city and county contribute $125,000 each. Carlsbad officials will set a date for a special council meeting to discuss the contribution and funding. Eddy County officials have not indicated if they intend to match the contribution.
Carlsbad council votes to pay to help fix underground cavern
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