Cape has plans to stop floods but not the cash

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Street flooding was a recurrent problem in Cape Girardeau last year. On Aug. 27, rain gauges in the city registered more than 8 inches of water in about an hour. The Public Works Department was forced to close portions of 36 streets due to flooding. A couple of weeks earlier the department had closed 26 streets after a 3-inch downpour. On March 9, eight streets were closed.

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