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Old 07-07-2025, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by jimhoward View Post
I asked SIRI "what is my elevation?" She said 88 feet. I am near Eastport. I thought I would be lower since I thought this was a swamp.
Eastport area was farm /ranchland for generations. And then used by SECO to stage thousands of electrical repair vehicles and personell during hurricanes.

Material removed from the golf courses and retention ponds is used to raise the home sites as part of the storm water mitigation.
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