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An Entire New Jersey City May Be Raised 11 Feet

"Highlands officials are dreaming of eliminating the distinction in the borough with arguably the most ambitious flood-control measure of all: raising the entire downtown. In their vision, not only would every residential or commercial front door go up at least 10 feet — a process that already has begun in many parts of the Jersey Shore — but every curb, crosswalk and blade of grass would as well." - excerpt from article in Asbury Park Press.

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