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Moorhead is getting more money to buy out
homes in flood-prone areas.


      The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is releasing
another $1 million to Moorhead to use for flood buyouts. That
follows a $2 million grant announced earlier this month, meaning
the city will have a total of $3 million to spend on buyouts in
February.


      City Manager Michael Redlinger tells The Forum of Fargo, N.D.,
the money should make possible the acquisition of 16 to 18 homes.
Those homes would be assessed and made free of hazardous materials
before a spring flood arrives.


      This latest round of buyouts brings to about 104 the total
acquired in Moorhead since the flood of 2009.

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The new money follows a $2 million grant announced earlier this month, meaning the city will have a total of $3 million to spend on buyouts in February.

Moorhead gets another $1M for flood buyouts

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