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Jerry Lewis: Is it not correct that the city of Lakewood, California, paid for a new survey and found that almost 5,000 homes and…

On the recordJuly 23, 1998
Is it not correct that the city of Lakewood, California, paid for a new survey and found that almost 5,000 homes and businesses were mistakenly included in the floodplain and, thus, would have been required to purchase insurance when it was, in fact, not required?
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Jerry Lewis
California

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Questioning the accuracy of floodplain designations in Lakewood, California.

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