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Cedar Rapids bid to buy out flood plain residents faces resistance
Cedar Rapids plans to convert a 220 acre flood prone river strip into a greenway using 27 million in federal funds to buy out homeowners and create park space while some owners, led by Rick Ellis, refuse to move. Officials say a Corps levee would separate neighborhoods from the greenway and protect against a repeat surge.
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Nigel Duaramwewiialou
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Cedar River
Army Corps of Engineers
Rick Ellis
Ellis
Third St. NW
FEMA
Lawrence
Mass
Spicket
Fox River
Kenosha County
Wisconsin
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