Monday, September 9, 2013

ZOAR, Ohio — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ commanding general said a visit to a northeastern Ohio village has put its troubled, decades-old levee on his radar.
Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick visited Zoar this week as a guest of U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs. Gibbs, a Republican from Lakeville, has advocated for the historic village and leads a House subcommittee with oversight of Bostick’s agency.

A flood in 2008 exposed problems with the levee, and the corps has spent about $4.5 million on it and is studying options for its future. That could mean repairs, moving the village to higher ground or allowing it to flood.  Read rest of story HERE

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