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reporter: his neighbor s homes look like this. they ve been sold to the city. so a permanent levee system can be built in their place. but paulson remains, saying no thanks to the city s purchase offer. there isn t a better place in town, so, the whole setting as far as the neighborhood is concerned, it s it s just it s so ideal. reporter: the buyouts are voluntary, but since paulson stayed, the cost of his section of the new levee comes out of his own pocket. how much money did that cost you? i have no idea. i haven t gotten the bill. reporter: but paulson says it will be worth it. that mountain of land should mean no more sandbags. last year it took him 30,000 to stay dry. this year as an extra precaution he will be surrounded on all sides by the clay hills. they are all stacked up, the freezer is stacked up, so i can stay here for weeks without having to go out. reporter: most walls are removed from the flood, but the one in the backyard stays. ....
Feet, this year, they re only anticipating 38 feet. that doesn t sound like a flood, but these people have been through this last year, they ve learned their lesson, they think they can handle this one. this morning, i want to introduce you to a man whose backyard is literally feet away from the red river. he s refused the city s offer to buy his house where they can build a levee system. this is my house. reporter: on this stretch of red river drive, lloyd paulson is the last man standing. i don t want to leave. i want to stay here today and enjoy so much. reporter: his neighbors homes look like this. they ve been sold to the city so a permanent levee system can be built in their place, but paulson remains, saying no thanks to the city s purchase offer. there isn t a better place to go. the whole way out, as far as the neighborhood is concerned, it s just ideal. ....