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Residents ask Scott County to press Army Corps and state agencies as Cove Creek erosion threatens homes
Summary
Multiple Cove Creek residents told supervisors that recent flooding and channel changes have eroded yards, damaged outbuildings and made county roads impassable; residents urged letters and agency intervention, and staff said they will follow up with NRCS, Army Corps, FEMA and state agencies.
Residents from the Cove Creek area described extensive channel erosion and property damage to the Board of Supervisors and asked the county to help secure federal or state assistance.
“My creek channel there is completely filled… the next high water event could possibly take out homes and structures,” Myron Fields told the board, listing properties that have lost 20–75 feet of bank and describing…
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