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The Federal Impact: Dorchester Loses a Lifeline

Rising flood waters threaten major portions of Dorchester County, Maryland.
Rising flood waters threaten major portions of Dorchester County, Maryland.

Six days before President Trump was inaugurated, a group of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) experts were on site in Dorchester County, sketching out plans for millions of dolars worth of flood mitigation projects. This would help save critically threatened roads and other infrastructure.
In WHCP's examination of the local effects of Trump administration policies, County Council President Lenny Pfeffer recounts a recent email update: The Trump administration had cancelled all those plans and funding.