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Flood relief plans face tough choices for Maryland towns
In Allegany County communities along Georges Creek and Jackson Run residents urge long term flood relief while officials weigh options from hazard mitigation to relocation. Dredging offers only a temporary fix as authorities assess funding for proposals and buyouts amid repeated flood events.
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Lonaconing
Kenneth Jeffries
Georges Creek
Jackson Run
Allegany County
West
Maryland
Hancock Town Hall
Roscoe Bartlett
R-Md
Parris Glendening
Sean McKewen
Western Maryland Waterways
State Department of the Environment
Westernport
Mr. McKewen
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Jeffries
Allegany Unly
FEMA
Evalyn Fisher
Benjamin Sansom
Glendening