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, journalists Nate Monroe and Christopher Hong investigated the role dredging of the St. Johns River played into what happened in 2017. seen after Hurricane Irma
That work, which was completed in May, cleared a path where ocean water will push against the river’s efforts to drain stormwater from the hurricane’s rains. "Those are things we have to take into consideration," Pederson said."We've got people in-house that are monitoring that situation for and we'll be prepared either way if we stay and we'll be prepared if we have to move out of here for some reason."
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