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July 22, 2016

Alaska borough nixes homeowners' plan to use riprap as a final fix for river erosion problem

KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Homeowners concerned about the level of erosion alongside a river in their Kenai Peninsula community have to consider other options to prevent the bank from collapsing after officials shot down their request to install a type of rock that would provide long-term stabilization.

Homeowners in the Funny River community have been concerned about erosion along the river for over 15 years. Their past attempts at mitigating the problem have been unsuccessful, and the latest setback was dealt Monday.


 
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