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PROVIDENCE — In a bid to reduce the potential damage from flooding caused by storm surges, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has put forward a $58.6-million plan that would largely be funded through taxpayer money to lift up 341 private structures on the Washington County coast.
 
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20161113/army-corps-proposes-lifting-341-buildings-along-ri-coast--poll
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