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🌱 Patch AM: Berkeley Eyes Bayview Road Upgrades After Weekend Flooding
Also, don't miss Lonestar on the Berkeley Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Berkeley weighs multimillion-dollar fix for flood-prone Bayview Avenue
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📰 News we're reading
• Berkeley Eyes Bayview Road Upgrades After Weekend Flooding (patch.com) — Berkeley Township officials are pursuing major upgrades to Bayview Avenue after weekend flooding again cut off key waterfront neighborhoods. Councilman James Byrnes says the township, engineers, and the Waterways Advisory Commission are planning to raise low-lying sections and improve drainage, potentially in phases, while seeking federal funding to cover the project's roughly $70 million estimated cost.
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