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Vermont’s Flood Battle Continues | Burlington News
Vermont’s July rains are back with a vengeance—marking the fourth straight year of severe flooding, especially haunting for Barre, still recovering from devastating 2021 floods. With limited funds, the city’s pushing forward on stormwater upgrades and debris cleanup, but reversing decades of development near waterways remains a long shot. Across the state, 250 homes have been bought out at a $40 million cost, while $200 million has gone toward infrastructure repairs—though FEMA’s slow federal process is grinding progress to a halt. Rebuilding downtowns, many still in floodplains, could take…
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