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Des Plaines flood buyouts could begin later this month | |
May 08, 2014 "DES PLAINES OFFICIALS COULD BEGIN MAKING PURCHASE OFFERS BY THE END OF THE MONTH TO OWNERS OF FLOOD-PRONE HOMES AS A PART OF A VOLUNTARY FEDERAL BUYOUT PROGRAM. THE PROPOSED 21 BUYOUTS WOULD BE AMONG THE FIRST IN DES PLAINES HISTORY, A CITY WHERE MAJOR STORMS SINCE 2008 HAVE CAUSED THE NEARBY DES PLAINES RIVER TO OVERFLOW ITS BANKS AND LEAVE MANY HOMES UNDER WATER." Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140508/news/140508592/ |