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An interview with Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda about drainage
HARLINGEN, Texas - Cameron County Drainage District No. 5 is partnering with the City of Harlingen to improve drainage.
The first drainage project is the widening of the North Main Drain that the drainage district owns.
The City and CCDD5 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to kickoff the project.
At the event, CCDD5 President Steve Jennings gave the Rio Grande Guardian an exclusive interview. He said that his home has flooded four times in the four decades he has lived there. He said that is sort of inevitable when the land is flat and rises only one foot every mile. Jennings said CCDD5 plans to widen drains and build more detention ponds.
Jennings thanked the City of Harlingen for using its manpower and equipment to make drainage improvements on property the drainage district owns.
At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Ron Whitlock Reports secured an audio interview with Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda. Here it is.
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