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Mike Bost: “The locals would love to see the levee back. That is no problem. And I understand their frustration of watching the…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
The locals would love to see the levee back. That is no problem. And I understand their frustration of watching the family farms be destroyed by 7 feet of sand being piled up along 10,000 acres of farmland.
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Mike Bost
Republican · Illinois

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Bost acknowledges local frustration over farmland damage due to flooding and levee issues.

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