ATHENS, Ohio — Officials monitoring the southeast Ohio hillside where a massive boulder crushed a car say a tree there has moved several inches but they don't believe there's an immediate threat of another rockslide.
Monitoring pins were installed in the hill after a boulder weighing roughly 100 tons crashed onto a car and damaged a home, utility poles, a water line and other vehicles in Athens last month.
The Athens Messenger (http://bit.ly/J9gWI9 ) reports the man who owns the property has asked the city to take control of the hillside but hasn't received a response. Michael Weiser says the city is better equipped with resources to handle maintenance of the property.
The city's service-safety director says removing the boulder and fixing the damaged water line cost the city about $24,000.
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Information from: The Athens Messenger, athensmessenger.com/">http://www.athensmessenger.com/