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Georges reveals sins of yesterday in the Keys
In the Florida Keys after Hurricane Georges, residents face stricter building and sanitation codes. Rebuilding on 12 foot pillars, downsized lots, and potential costs of up to eighty thousand dollars clash with limited insurance. Officials cite grandfathered violations, illegal cesspools, and canal pollution as urgent issues. A coalition seeks two hundred million dollars for central sewer systems while futures for floating Houseboat Row hang in the balance.
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Big Pine Key
Fla
Bob Dagnall
Dawn Kawzinsky
Dagnall
Florida Keys
Georges
Key West
Bob Herman
Monroe County
Herman
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Jack Teague
State Health Department
The
Keys
Gene Shinn
U.S. Geological Survey
Shinn
Bruce Babbitt
Environmental Agency
Joan Rose
University of South Florida
Congress
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
John Hankinson Jr
U.S. 1
Army Corps of Engineers
Donna Hastie
Saddlebunch Keys
Hastie