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Show Notes
For decades, south suburban Harvey has weathered severe flooding.
The city’s infrastructure is made up of combined sewers that are prone to overflowing during heavy rains. More than half of Harvey residents have reported structural flooding in their homes.
Past storms have impacted hundreds of buildings – causing long-term damage to structures and roadways.
Now there’s a plan to temper those effects. But that plan would tear down some residents’ homes in the process.
WBEZ’s Adora Namigadde has the story.
Host: Mary Dixon