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John McGary

Officials in flood-prone counties use several strategies to reduce damage to people, property

Flooding is something Kentuckians have become very familiar with the last few years. With about 40 miles of land along the Kentucky River, Woodford County has a lot to deal with when the river rises. Woodford Emergency Management Drew Chandler said county officials are working to mitigate the damage to property and people.

“So there's a lot of different strategies. One of them is to remove the people and their property from a flood-prone area through an acquisition and demolition process.”

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