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(From page 1) ape they’ve ever been,” adding this time his belief “that it’s predominately due to Agnes.” Said Miller: “The Harris Hollow Road was torn all to pieces. A lot of other secondary roads still have deep ruts from washouts.”
McNEAR SAID he’d tried to find out if the state was considering granting additional highway maintenance funds because of the floods, but thus far had not received any information.
Miller wondered if the county might make a “qualified” request for disaster relief, for roads only, and McNear thought it was at least worth a try.
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