CR City Crews Prep for Flooding

By: kcrg.comSubscribe Channel: News Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Monday, Aug 11 , 08 at 5:47 PM

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Flood preparations took a front seat to the usual summer duty of filling pot holes. City employees were working overtime before the flood waters came up, building wells and sandbagging drains in hopes of keeping the Cedar River at bay.

Reporter KCRG-TV9's Mark Geary
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