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Residents urge county to press Army Corps and state agencies as Cove Creek erosion threatens homes
Summary
Residents from Cove Creek described severe channel erosion, loss of property and access, and asked the board to send letters and press federal and state agencies for a remediation plan; supervisors agreed to contact the Army Corps, NRCS and DEQ.
Multiple Cove Creek residents told the board that recent high‑water events have filled the creek channel with sediment, eroded banks and threatened homes, outbuildings and roads.
Myron Fields gave a history of channel work after the 1977 flood and said the channel has refilled and is now eroding yards and farm fields along Cove Creek. "The channel is full, threatening our homes and our property," Fields said, adding that adjacent…
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