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has risen from here to here from just being out here tonight. now i want to take a minute to explain to you the flood protection in use right now for the city of cedar rapids. the city is primarily relying on hesco barriers you see here. there s 10 miles of these barriers lining the city. city leaders say they re confident these will hold 26 feet. however water could barriers any moment. earlier today i spoke with mayor ron corbett. he tells me the city is working for a more permanent flood protection system. but that protection could cost about 500- million dollars. the city has asked voters twice to approve funding for flood protection. voters said no both times. recently, mayor corbett says federal lawmakers have approved funding. but have not state and they ve provided funding mechanism unfortunately the federal government hasn t released any funds to do the construction or their piece of it so we continue to lobby our congress people and also the president and the office
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