Levee decertification will likely be delayed
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By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher
The proposed decertification of Yazoo County’s levees could be delayed for up to three years.
Bill Sheppard and William Dodd with the Mississippi Levee Board told county officials Friday that new developments will likely delay the decertification of the levees for at least a couple of years.
“But that’s not to say that the banks won’t require people with mortgages to have flood insurance,” Sheppard said. “We just heard that Wells Fargo will be requiring residents in the Jackson area that are protected by levees to buy flood insurance. The banks can do what they want.”
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Dear Editor:
In the 6 April 2013 edition of The Yazoo Herald you published a letter from Cynthia Fuller, "Thanks to (Van) Foster for helping get bridge replaced."
After reading this lettter, I had the impression that the bridge was completed and traffic was moving along normally.
Wrong! Last Sunday I was on my way to homecoming at Providence Baptist Church. I turned north onto old 49 and saw the signs that the bridge was out. I assumed that they hadn't gotten around to removing the signs. I expected to cross Thompson Creek on the new bridge. When I approached the creek the road was barricaded and construction equipment was down in the creek.
Perhaps The Herald can keep us updated as to the progress being made on the new bridge.
Nan Harvey
Jackson, MS
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