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East Ridge took the first step Thursday night in what’s being called a “marathon” process to have the city outfitted with a levee to hold off floodwaters.
The council voted to ask the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate an 1997 levee study and decide how much money updating that study might cost.
City leaders caution the vote doesn’t mean a levee will be built, and even if they decide to take that route it could be a decade or more before any construction work begins.
“This is a marathon not a sprint,” said City Manager William Whitson.