Residents in Lower Makefield Township Seek Solutions for Flooding

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Residents in Lower Makefield Township Seek Solutions for Flooding
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Lower Makefield Township residents express concerns about flooding and attend a meeting to discuss solutions and make flood insurance more accessible and affordable.

When rainy days come, especially over a several-day stretch like we’re having this week, some Lower Makefield Township residents say they will not leave their homes without someone monitoring the drains."It’s not a way that you want to live, but it’s our routine now," says April Bollwage-Cloer.Bollwage-Cloer’s home, along with many of her neighbors in Yardley, were hit hard by devastating flooding in Lower Makefield Township back in July and it wasn’t the first time.

"We have flooring now, but we haven’t replaced walls, because there’s no point," says Larysa Luzeckyj. "Because in the event of another flood, we’ll just be replacing walls again."The women attended one of several Pennsylvania Insurance Premium Task Force meetings at the Lower Makefield Township Community Center today. Task Force officials say their goal is to make flood insurance more accessible and affordable, and to see how they can incentivize communities to better prepare for the floodin

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