An engineering study of a mountainside where home foundations are cracking — a six-unit condominium complex called Hunters Crossing — provided homeowners with no good news.

The slide area, according to a study by Alpha Environmental Sciences Inc., in Waynesville, stretches about 250 feet parallel to Lickstone Road and extends about 300 feet up the hill from the east side of the road. On-site visits showed a number of cracks and vertical cuts in the ground, some of which are near the homes at the top of the failure area, the report stated.

Foundation cracks and wall displacements were found in homes at the top and bottom of the failure zone. New signs of distress continue.

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